2005 New Zealand Election

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In light of the recent overturning of the Strategic Partnership Treaty between Thailand and New Zealand, the current government - Labour - would ask the Governor-General to dissolve Parliament. She would do so, and would set the election date set for the 5th of March.

Saturday, 5th of March 2005​

All 120 Seats in Parliament + 1 Overhang 61 Parliament seats needed for a majority​

Position:	Opposition​	Cabinet​	Minor Parties​
Leader:	Helen Clark	Don Brash	Peter Dunne Ron Donald, Jeanette Fitzsimons Jim Anderton
Party:	Labour Party	05 Alliance (Coalition) New Zealand National Party​ New Zealand National Front​ New Zealand National Democrats Party​ ACT Party​ New Zealand First Party​ ​	United Future Party Green Party Progressive Party
Policies:	Social Democracy Democratic Socialism Social Liberalism Pro-Thailand Pro-Thai Communism	Conservatism Liberalism Populism Nationalism Anti-Communism Pro-Western relations Anti-Thai Communism	Liberal conservatism Christian democracy Green politics Social democracy Socialism Pro-Thailand Pro-Communism Pro-Thai Communism Progressivism Democratic socialism
Leader since:	1 December 1993	27th of January 2005	2000, 1995, 2002
Last election (seats):	7 list, 45 electorate	27 list, 22 electorate (05 Alliance overall) 6 list, 21 electorate (National Party) 12 list, 1 electorate (New Zealand First) 9 list (ACT Party)	7 list, 1 electorate (United Future) 9 list (Greens) 1 list, 1 electorate (Progressive Party)
Seat change:	-3 list, -23 electorate	+2 list, +16 electorate	+11 list, +5 electorate (United Future) -4 list (Greens) -1 list, -1 electorate (Progressive Party)
Seat summary:	4 list, 22 electorate	29 list, 36 electorate	18 list, 6 electorate (United Future) 5 list (Greens) 0 seats (Progressive Party)

 

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By the 9th, all votes had been counted; it was obvious who the winner was. The Governor-General then appointed Don Brash as Prime Minister on the 10th, and he appointed all Ministers by the 14th. On the 21st of March, 2005, the new Government is officially sworn in.