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The 2005 New Zealand general election on Saturday 17 September 2005 determined the membership of the 48th New Zealand Parliament. One hundred and twenty-one MPs were elected to the New Zealand House of Representatives 70 from single-member electorates including one overhang seat and 51 from party lists.No party won a majority but the Labour Party of Prime Minister Helen Clark secured two more seats than nearest rival the National Party of Dr Don Brash.