2005 New Zealand General Election
17 September 2005 · The MMP era · 121 seats, 61 for a majority
A general election took place in New Zealand on 17 September 2005 and determined the membership of the 48th New Zealand Parliament. One hundred and twenty-one MPs were elected to the New Zealand House of Representatives: 69 from single-member electorates, including one overhang seat, and 52 from party lists (one extra due to the overhang).
Prime Minister before
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Prime Minister (continued)
Helen Clark
Labour—Progressive (C&S: United Future, NZ First, Green)
Largest force
Labour
50 of 121 seats
Turnout
80.9%
The result
Labour
Helen Clark · -1 seats
50
seats
National
Don Brash · +21 seats
48
seats
NZ First
Winston Peters · -6 seats
7
seats
Green
Rod Donald · -3 seats
6
seats
Māori Party
+3 seats
4
seats
United Future New Zealand
-5 seats
3
seats
ACT
Rodney Hide · -7 seats
2
seats
Progressive
Jim Anderton · -1 seats
1
seats