2000 Tarraki Parliamentary Election

The 2000 Parliamentary election was held in Tarraki on December 10, 2000 to elect all 131 members of the House of Representatives by using a PR open list system with a 3% threshold. It was the first election held in Tarraki, after it gained independence.

Initially, it was a two-horse race between the Social Democrats and the Conservatives, however as the election campaign continued, the  Opportunities Party started to gain support.

On election night, it became apparent that the election will result in a hung Parliament, with Social Democrats as the largest party.

Helen Clark, leader of the Social Democratic Party has signed a coalition agreement with the Opportunities Party, as a result.

Previous election
As a result of the last parliamentary election, Social Democrats formed a coalition with the Greens. In Government, the Coalition has introduced a National Monorail System, developed a Climate Change Adaptation Fund, introduced subsidies for low-to-no carbon industries, banned far-right marches, increased child benefit payments, nationalised healthcare and banned private health insurance companies, lowered the income tax rate for the poorest from 11% to 7%. increased the income tax rate for the richest from 30% to 38%, introduced a Universal Basic Income scheme, outlawed spying on Tarraki citizens, increased pensions, lowered the retirement age to 61 years and launched the biggest tram expansion programme.