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Polling booth, 1996
Voters arrive at a Wellington polling booth on election day 12 October 1996. This election, the first held under the new mixed member proportional representation (MMP) voting system, was to lead to the formation of New Zealand's first coalition government since the early 1930s.
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YahooHow to cite this page: 'Polling booth, 1996', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/polling-booth, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 8-Jul-2008
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