This title examines the 1999 election in New Zealand and its aftermath. The last electoral contest of the 20th century resulted in a complete change of government. In 1999 Labour returned to power as the main party in a coalition minority government. Proportional representation in the the form of MMP made the difference. This book is the fourth in a series of election studies - it traces the evolution of public attitudes to MMP, presents a comprehensive assessment of the effects of proportional representation, and discusses the experiment of the two citizen-initiated referendums.

Author Biography

Jack Vowles and Ann Sullivan teach political science at the University of Waikato. They both live in Hamilton, New Zealand. Raymond Miller is a professor and Peter Aimer is an honorary research fellow at the University of Auckland. They both live in Auckland, New Zealand. Jeffrey Karp and Susan Banducci teach at the University of Amsterdam. They both live in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.