45th New Zealand Parliament
The 45th Parliament was notable in that it was the first to be elected under the new MMP electoral system, a form of proportional representation.It was also notable for the fact that it was the first New Zealand Parliament to have an Asian person, Pansy Wong, elected to it.Because of the considerably altered balance of power in Parliament, neither of the two major parties could govern alone, and New Zealand First, the largest of the four other parties in Parliament, was put in the position of "kingmaker".In the end, New Zealand First opted for a coalition with the National Party which had governed in the previous Parliament, marking the first coalition government in New Zealand for over half a century.The remainder were elected by means of party-list proportional representation under the MMP electoral system.