46th New Zealand Parliament

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.

Initial composition of the 46th Parliament

The table below shows the results of the 1999 general election:

Key

National	Labour	Alliance	Green
ACT	United NZ	NZ First	Mauri Pacific

Electorate results of the New Zealand general election, 1999

Electorate	Incumbent		Winner		Majority	Runner up		Third place
General electorates
Albany		Don McKinnon		Murray McCully			Hamish McCracken		Heather Ann McConachy
Aoraki		Jim Sutton					Wayne F Marriott		Lynley Simmons
Auckland Central		Judith Tizard					Martin Poulsen		Sandra Lee
Banks Peninsula		David Carter		Ruth Dyson			David Carter		Maevis Watson
Bay of Plenty		Tony Ryall					Terry Hughes		Peter Brown
Christchurch Central		Tim Barnett					John Stringer		Liz Gordon
Christchurch East		Larry Sutherland		Lianne Dalziel			John Knox		Paul Piesse
Clutha-Southland		Bill English					Lesley Soper		Dave Mackie
Coromandel		Murray McLean		Jeanette Fitzsimons			Murray McLean		Margaret Hawkeswood
Dunedin North		Pete Hodgson					Katherine Rich		Quentin Findlay
Dunedin South		Michael Cullen		David Benson-Pope			Russel Keast		Mark Ryan
East Coast	(new electorate)			Janet Mackey			Matthew Parkinson		Gavin MacLean
Epsom		Christine Fletcher		Richard Worth			Rodney Hide		David Jacobs
Hamilton East		Tony Steel					Dianne Yates		Peter Jamieson
Hamilton West		Bob Simcock		Martin Gallagher			Bob Simcock		Dave Macpherson
Hunua		Warren Kyd					Paul Schofield		Janice Graham
Hutt South		Trevor Mallard					Clare Radomske		Christopher Milne
Ilam		Gerry Brownlee					Alison Wilkie		Lois Griffiths
Invercargill		Mark Peck					Eric Roy		Stephnie de Ruyter
Kaikoura		Doug Kidd		Lynda Scott			Brian McNamara		Ian Ewen-Street
Karapiro		John Luxton		Lindsay Tisch			Paul Cronin		John Pemberton
Mana		Graham Kelly					Mark Thomas		Moira Ann Lawler
Māngere		Taito Phillip Field					Sylvia Taylor		Finau Kolo
Manukau East		Ross Robertson					Ken Yee		Charles Lowndes
Manurewa		George Hawkins					Enosa Auva'a		Toia Lucas
Maungakiekie		Belinda Vernon		Mark Gosche			Belinda Vernon		Matt Robson
Mount Albert	(new electorate)			Helen Clark			Noelene Buckland		Jill Ovens
Mount Roskill	(new electorate)			Phil Goff			Phil Raffills		Sarah Martin
Napier		Geoff Braybrooke					Anne Tolley		Robin Gwynn
Nelson		Nick Smith					Simon Fraser		Mary Ellen O'Connor
New Plymouth		Harry Duynhoven					Len Jury		Tom Smithers
North Shore		Wayne Mapp					Helen Duncan		Michael Pinkney
Northcote		Ian Revell		Ann Hartley			Ian Revell		Grant Gillon
Northland		John Carter					Les Robertson		Ian Walker
Ohariu-Belmont		Peter Dunne					Derek Best		Kathryn Asare
Otago		Gavan Herlihy					Val Dearman		Bill Holvey
Ōtaki		Judy Keall					Roger Sowry		Russell Franklin
Pakuranga		Maurice Williamson					Patrick Hine		Dick Quax
Palmerston North		Steve Maharey					George Halligan		John Gerard Hehir
Port Waikato		Bill Birch		Paul Hutchison			Trish Ryan		David Fowler
Rakaia		Jenny Shipley					Diane Schurgers		Annabel Taylor
Rangitikei		Denis Marshall		Simon Power			Craig Walsham		Dion Martin
Rimutaka		Paul Swain					Stuart Blair Roddick		Brendan Tracey
Rodney		Lockwood Smith					Mark Domney		Jill Jeffs
Rongotai		Annette King					Stuart Boag		Richard Wernham
Rotorua		Max Bradford		Steve Chadwick			Max Bradford		Lynne Dempsey
Tamaki		Clem Simich					Lynne Pillay		Alex Swney
Taranaki-King Country		Shane Ardern					John Young		Kevin Campbell
Taupo		Mark Burton					David Steele		Nick Fisher
Tauranga		Winston Peters					Katherine O'Regan		Margaret Wilson
Te Atatu	(new electorate)			Chris Carter			Vanessa Neeson		Laila Harré
Titirangi	(new electorate)			David Cunliffe			Marie Hasler		Stephen Abel
Tukituki		Rick Barker					Larry White		John Ormond
Waimakariri		Mike Moore		Clayton Cosgrove			Gideon Couper		John Wright
Wairarapa		Wyatt Creech		Georgina Beyer			Paul Henry		Cathy Casey
Waitakere		Marie Hasler		Brian Neeson			Jonathan Hunt		David Clendon
Wellington Central		Richard Prebble		Marian Hobbs			Richard Prebble		Michael Appleby
West Coast-Tasman		Damien O'Connor					Rod O'Beirne		Pat O'Dea
Whanganui		Jill Pettis					Chester Borrows		Mark Middleton
Whangarei		John Banks		Phil Heatley			Denise Jelicich		Brian Donnelly
Wigram		Jim Anderton					Angus McKay		Mike Mora
Māori electorates
Hauraki Maori	(new electorate)			John Tamihere			Josie Anderson		Willie Jackson
Ikaroa-Rāwhiti	(new electorate)			Parekura Horomia			Derek Fox		Bill Gudgeon
Te Tai Hauāuru		Tuku Morgan		Nanaia Mahuta			Lorraine Anderson		Tuku Morgan
Te Tai Tokerau		Tau Henare		Dover Samuels			Anaru George		Tau Henare
Te Tai Tonga		Tu Wyllie		Mahara Okeroa			Tu Wyllie		Vern Winitana
Waiariki	(new electorate)			Mita Ririnui			Tuariki Delamere		Arapeta Tahana

Table footnotes:

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.