1999 New Zealand general election

The 1999 New Zealand general election was held on 27 November 1999. The governing National Party, led by Prime Minister Jenny Shipley, was defeated, being replaced by a coalition of Helen Clark's Labour Party and the smaller Alliance.

1999 New Zealand general election

27 November 1999 (1999-11-27)
All 120 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives 61 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	2,127,295 (84.77%) 3.51%
First party Second party Third party   Leader Helen Clark Jenny Shipley Jim Anderton Party Labour National Alliance Leader's seat Mount Albert Rakaia Wigram Last election 37 seats, 28.19% 44 seats, 33.87% 13 seats, 10.10% Seats won 49 39 10 Seat change 12 5 3 Electorate vote 854,736 41.75% 10.67 641,361 31.92% 1.99 141,322 6.90% 4.35 Party vote 800,199 38.74% 10.55 629,932 30.50% 3.37 159,859 7.74 2.36   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Richard Prebble Rod Donald Jeanette Fitzsimons Winston Peters Party ACT Green NZ First Leader's seat List (lost Wellington Central) List Coromandel Tauranga Last election 8 seats, 6.10% Ran as part of Alliance 17 seats, 13.35% Seats won 9 7 5 Seat change 1 7 12 Electorate vote 92,445 4.52% 0.77 86,157 4.21% new 85,737 4.19% 9.30 Party vote 145,493 7.04 0.94 106,560 5.16 new 87,926 4.26 9.09
Results of the election.
Prime Minister before election Jenny Shipley National Subsequent Prime Minister Helen Clark Labour