 The first MMP election was held in 1996, and resulted in a coalition between National and New Zealand First in which Bolger continued as prime minister.Bolger was ousted in 1997 and replaced as National leader and prime minister by Jenny Shipley.The National/New Zealand First coalition dissolved in 1998, and the consequent cobbling together of another coalition between National and the deserters of various parties contributed to the government's defeat in 1999.