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46th New Zealand Parliament

Term of the Parliament of New Zealand

Field	Value
name	46th Parliament of New Zealand
image	File:Parliament House, Wellington, New Zealand (50).JPG
caption	Parliament House, Wellington
body	New Zealand Parliament
election	[1999 New Zealand general election](1999-new-zealand-general-election)
government	Fifth Labour Government
term_start	20 December 1999
term_end	11 June 2002
before	[45th Parliament](45th-new-zealand-parliament)
after	[47th Parliament](47th-new-zealand-parliament)
website
chamber1	House of Representatives
chamber1_image	File:46th New Zealand Parliament Seating.png
membership1	120
chamber1_leader1_type	Speaker of the House
chamber1_leader1	Jonathan Hunt
chamber1_leader2_type	Leader of the House
chamber1_leader2	Michael Cullen
chamber1_leader3_type	Prime Minister
chamber1_leader3	Helen Clark
chamber1_leader4_type	Leader of the Opposition
chamber1_leader4	Bill English
— Jenny Shipley until 8 October 2001
chamber2	Sovereign
chamber2_leader1_type	Monarch
chamber2_leader1	Elizabeth II
chamber2_leader2_type	Governor-General
chamber2_leader2	Silvia Cartwright from 4 April 2001
— Michael Hardie Boys until 21 March 2001

— Jenny Shipley until 8 October 2001 — Michael Hardie Boys until 21 March 2001 The 46th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. Its composition was determined by the 1999 election, and it sat until the 2002 election.

The 46th Parliament marked a change of government, with a coalition of the Labour Party and the Alliance taking office. Helen Clark replaced Jenny Shipley as Prime Minister. The National Party, which had formed a minority government for the last part of the 45th Parliament, became the largest opposition party, eventually emerging under a new leader, Bill English. Other parties in Parliament were ACT, the Greens, New Zealand First, and United. Several parties represented at the end of the previous Parliament, such as Mauri Pacific, were wiped out, failing to retain any of their seats.

The 46th Parliament consisted of one hundred and twenty representatives. Sixty-seven of these representatives were chosen by geographical electorates, including six Māori electorates. The remainder were elected by means of party-list proportional representation under the Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) electoral system.

Electoral boundaries for the 46th Parliament

Overview of seats

The table below shows the number of MPs in each party following the 1999 election and at dissolution:

Affiliation	Members	At [1999 election](1999-new-zealand-general-election)
	49	49
	did not exist	6
	10	4
	7	7
*Government total*	66	*66*
	39	39
	9	9
	5	5
	1	1
*Opposition total*	54	*54*
Total
120	120
Working Government majority	12	12

Notes

The Working Government majority is calculated as all Government MPs less all other parties.
The Green Party entered a confidence and supply agreement with the Labour-Alliance coalition

Initial composition of the 46th Parliament

46th New Zealand Parliament - MPs elected to Parliament

List MPs are ordered by allocation as determined by the Chief Electoral Office and the party lists.

Party	Name	Electorate	Term
			Fifth
			Fifth
			Fourth
			Third
			Fourth
		Christchurch Central	Second
		Christchurch East	Fourth
		Clutha-Southland	Fourth
			Second
			Fourth
		Dunedin South	First
			Third
			First
			Third
			Second
			Fifth
			Fifth
			Second
			Third
			First
			First
			Fifth
			Third
			Fifth
			Fourth
			Second
			Seventh
			Sixth
			Seventh
		Nelson	Fourth
			Fourth
		North Shore	Second
			First
			Fifth
			Sixth
			Second
		Otaki	Fifth
			Fifth
			Fourth
			First
			Fifth
		Rangitikei	First
			Fourth
			Sixth
			Fifth
			First
		Tamaki	Fourth
			Second
		Taupo	Third
			Seventh
			Second
			First
			Third
			First
			First
		Waitakere	Fourth
			Second
		West Coast-Tasman	Third
			Third
			First
			Sixth
			First
			First
			Second
			Second
			First
			First
		Party list, rank 01	Eighth
		Party list, rank 02	Third
		Party list, rank 02	Fourth
		Party list, rank 02	Second
		Party list, rank 03	Second
		Party list, rank 02	Second
		Party list, rank 03	First
		Party list, rank 04	Second
		Party list, rank 03	First
		Party list, rank 04	Second
		Party list, rank 05	Second
		Party list, rank 03	Second
		Party list, rank 05	Second
		Party list, rank 04	First
		Party list, rank 06	Second
		Party list, rank 02	Fifth
		Party list, rank 03	Eighth
		Party list, rank 06	Second
		Party list, rank 06	Second
		Party list, rank 04	Second
		Party list, rank 07	Fourth
		Party list, rank 07	Second
		Party list, rank 10	Second
		Party list, rank 05	First
		Party list, rank 11	Second
		Party list, rank 07	Second
		Party list, rank 12	Seventh
		Party list, rank 14	Fifth
		Party list, rank 08	Second
		Party list, rank 15	Fourth
		Party list, rank 17	Eighth
		Party list, rank 05	Second
		Party list, rank 08	First
		Party list, rank 18	Second
		Party list, rank 06	First
		Party list, rank 02	Seventh
		Party list, rank 06	Twelfth
		Party list, rank 09	First
		Party list, rank 19	Third
		Party list, rank 09	First
		Party list, rank 20	First
		Party list, rank 16	Second
		Party list, rank 21	Third
		Party list, rank 22	Third
		Party list, rank 22	Second
		Party list, rank 30	Second
		Party list, rank 09	First
		Party list, rank 32	Second
		Party list, rank 10	First
		Party list, rank 23	First
		Party list, rank 33	First
		Party list, rank 07	First
		Party list, rank 24	Third

Changes during term

There were no by-elections held during the term of the 46th Parliament.

Don McKinnon, a National Party list MP, left Parliament in March 2000 to become Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. He was replaced by Arthur Anae, the next candidate on the National Party list.
Simon Upton, a National Party list MP, left Parliament in January 2001. He was replaced by Alec Neill, the next candidate on the National Party list.

Seating plan

Start of term

The chamber is in a horseshoe-shape.

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End of term

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References

"Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties".
(15 March 2000). "Debating Chamber".

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Affiliation	Members	At [1999 election](1999-new-zealand-general-election)
	49	49
	did not exist	6
	10	4
	7	7
*Government total*	66	*66*
	39	39
	9	9
	5	5
	1	1
*Opposition total*	54	*54*
Total
120	120
Working Government majority	12	12