38th New Zealand Parliament

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38th Parliament of New Zealand
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Overview
Legislative body New Zealand Parliament
Term22 June 1976 – 6 October 1978
Election 1975 New Zealand general election
Government Third National Government
House of Representatives
38th New Zealand Parliament Seating.png
Members87
Speaker of the House Richard Harrison from 10 May 1978
— Roy Jack until 24 December 1977 †
Prime Minister Robert Muldoon
Leader of the Opposition Bill Rowling
Sovereign
Monarch Elizabeth II
Governor-General Keith Holyoake from 26 October 1977
— Denis Blundell until 5 October 1977

The 38th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1975 general election on 29 November of that year.

Contents

1975 general election

The 1975 general election was held on Saturday, 29 November. [1] A total of 92 MPs were elected; 63 represented North Island electorates, 25 represented South Island electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates; this was an increase in the number of MPs by five since the 1972 election, and the gain was all for the North Island. [2] 1,953,050 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 82.5%. [1]

Sessions

The 38th Parliament sat for four sessions (there were two sessions in 1977), and was prorogued on 7 October 1978. [3]

SessionOpenedAdjourned
first22 June 197614 December 1976
second28 February 197728 February 1977
third19 May 197716 December 1977
fourth10 May 19786 October 1978

Ministries

The Labour Party, which had come to power at the 1972 election, was defeated by the National Party at the 1975 election. Robert Muldoon formed the third National Government and led the Muldoon Ministry until National's defeat at the 1984 election. [4]

Overview of seats

The table below shows the number of MPs in each party following the 1975 election and at dissolution:

AffiliationMembers
At 1975 election At dissolution
National 5554
Government total
Labour 3232
Social Credit 01
Government total3233
Total
8787
Working Government majority2321

Notes

Initial composition of the 38th Parliament

The table below shows the results of the 1975 general election:

Key

   National      Labour      Social Credit   

Electorate results for the 1975 New Zealand general election [5]
ElectorateIncumbentWinnerMajorityRunner up
General electorates
Auckland Central Norman Douglas Richard Prebble 289 Murray McCully
Avon Mary Batchelor 5,503Tom George
Awarua Aubrey Begg Rex Austin 2,150 Aubrey Begg
Bay of Plenty Percy Allen Duncan MacIntyre 3,960Robert Frederick McKee
Birkenhead Norman King Jim McLay 2,816Norman King
Christchurch Central Bruce Barclay 2,973T G B Armitage
Clutha Peter Gordon 4,735F A O'Connell
Coromandel Leo Schultz 4,724Raymond C. Bradley
Dunedin Central Brian MacDonell 1,428A R Bright
Dunedin North Ethel McMillan Richard Walls 958Brian Arnold
East Coast Bays Frank Gill 5,594Rex Stanton
Eden Mike Moore Aussie Malcolm 1,331 Mike Moore
Egmont Venn Young 4,120Dennis Duggan
Franklin Bill Birch 7,605Ron Ng-Waishing
Gisborne Trevor Davey Bob Bell 1,321 Trevor Davey
Grey Lynn Eddie Isbey 2,839Jens Meder
Hamilton East Rufus Rogers Ian Shearer 2,246 Rufus Rogers
Hamilton West Dorothy Jelicich Mike Minogue 2,069 Dorothy Jelicich
Hastings Richard Mayson Bob Fenton 491 Richard Mayson
Hawkes Bay Richard Harrison 3,805 David Butcher
Henderson Martyn Finlay 401Warren Adams
Heretaunga Ron Bailey 336Julie Cameron [6]
Hobson Logan Sloane Neill Austin 4,101Howard Manning [nb 1]
Hutt Trevor Young 1,019Brett Newell
Invercargill J. B. Munro Norman Jones 2,533 J. B. Munro
Island Bay Gerald O'Brien 1,274Bill Nathan
Kapiti Frank O'Flynn Barry Brill 2,222 Frank O'Flynn
Karori Jack Marshall Hugh Templeton 4,830 Margaret Shields
King Country Jim Bolger 4,316Thomas Varnam
Lyttelton Tom McGuigan Colleen Dewe 999 Tom McGuigan
Manawatu Allan McCready 2,918Alan Charles Eyles
Mangere Colin Moyle 1,604Stanley Lawson
Manukau Roger Douglas 678Brian Leaming
Manurewa Phil Amos Merv Wellington 1,358 Phil Amos
Marlborough Ian Brooks Edward Latter 3,010 Ian Brooks
Miramar Bill Young 1,749 John Wybrow
Mt Albert Warren Freer 247Frank Ryan
Napier Gordon Christie 931J K W Isles
Nelson Stanley Whitehead 1,093Ian McWhannel
New Lynn Jonathan Hunt 890Barry O'Connor
New Plymouth Ron Barclay Tony Friedlander 1,935 Ron Barclay
North Shore George Gair 5,247 Wyn Hoadley
Oamaru Bill Laney Jonathan Elworthy 2,196 Bill Laney
Onehunga Hugh Watt Frank Rogers 1,044Kevin O'Brien
Otago Central Ian Quigley Warren Cooper 2,371 Ian Quigley
Otahuhu Bob Tizard 3,785Lois Morris
Pahiatua Keith Holyoake 6,769P R Thornicroft
Pakuranga Gavin Downie 7,016 Geoff Braybrooke
Palmerston North Joe Walding John Lithgow 142 Joe Walding
Papanui Bert Walker 2,985Rod Garden
Petone Fraser Colman 2,834B. Robert Gluyas
Piako Jack Luxton 6,174 Helen Clark
Porirua Gerry Wall 2,265Ross Doughty
Raglan Douglas Carter Marilyn Waring 3,756Bill Pickering
Rakaia Colin McLachlan 5,237Graeme Lowrie
Rangiora Kerry Burke Derek Quigley 1,386 Kerry Burke
Rangitikei Roy Jack 1,756 Bruce Beetham
Remuera Allan Highet 8,656G B Mead
Riccarton Eric Holland 4,766D A Johnson
Rodney Peter Wilkinson 7,817John Prebble
Roskill Arthur Faulkner 530John Maurice Priestley [7]
Rotorua Harry Lapwood 3,605 Peter Tapsell
Ruahine Les Gandar 2,763Rex Willing
St Albans Roger Drayton 1,570Prudence Rotherberg
St Kilda Bill Fraser 1,890Gordon Heslop
South Canterbury Rob Talbot 4,301N B Lambert
Stratford David Thomson 5,667P P Hopkins
Sydenham John Kirk 3,817 Paul Matheson
Tamaki Robert Muldoon 6,735Tim Kaye
Tasman Bill Rowling 529 Peter Malone
Taupo Jack Ridley Ray La Varis 1,614Jack Ridley
Tauranga Keith Allen 4,843Richard Hendry
Timaru Sir Basil Arthur 1,011Dave Walker
Waikato Lance Adams-Schneider 7,073Brian West
Wairarapa Jack Williams Ben Couch 1,468 Jack Williams
Waitemata Michael Bassett Dail Jones 1,385 Michael Bassett
Wallace Brian Talboys 6,978Ian Lamont
Wanganui Russell Marshall 1,244J G Rowan
Wellington Central Ken Comber 1,076 David Shand
West Coast Paddy Blanchfield 2,401 Barry Dallas
Western Hutt Henry May Bill Lambert 109 Henry May [nb 2]
Whangarei Murray Smith John Elliott 2,710 Murray Smith
Wigram Mick Connelly 1,967Neil Russell
Māori electorates
Eastern Maori Paraone Reweti 6,261Monty Searancke
Northern Maori Matiu Rata 4,151 Winston Peters
Southern Maori Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan 6,452Willard Amaru
Western Maori Koro Wētere 8,925Emerson Studholme Rangi

Table footnotes:

  1. ↑ David Lange came third for Labour in Hobson
  2. ↑ Henry May was first on election night, but lost when special votes were included

By-elections during 38th Parliament

There were a number of changes during the term of the 38th Parliament.

Electorate and by-electionDateIncumbentCauseWinner
Nelson 1976 28 February Stanley Whitehead Death Mel Courtney
Mangere 1977 26 March Colin Moyle Resignation David Lange
Pahiatua 1977 30 April Keith Holyoake Appointed as Governor-General John Falloon
Rangitikei 1978 18 February Roy Jack Death Bruce Beetham

Notes

  1. 1 2 "General elections 1853–2005 - dates & turnout". Elections New Zealand. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
  2. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 173.
  3. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 142.
  4. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 89–94.
  5. ↑ Norton 1988, pp. ?.
  6. ↑ Gustafson 1986, p. 358.
  7. ↑ Gustafson 1986, p. 382.

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