43rd New Zealand Parliament

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43rd Parliament of New Zealand
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Overview
Legislative body New Zealand Parliament
Term28 November 1990 – 23 September 1993
Election 1990 New Zealand general election
Government Fourth National Government
House of Representatives
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Members97
Speaker of the House Robin Gray
Leader of the House Don McKinnon
Paul East until 27 March 1993
Prime Minister Jim Bolger
Leader of the Opposition Mike Moore
Sovereign
Monarch Elizabeth II
Governor-General Catherine Tizard
Paul Reeves until 29 November 1990
Sessions
1st28 November 1990 – 19 December 1990
2nd22 January 1991 – 23 September 1993

The 43rd New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. Its composition was determined by the 1990 elections, and it sat until the 1993 elections.

Contents

The 43rd Parliament saw the beginning of the fourth National Party government, with the Labour Party failing to win a third term in office. The 43rd Parliament was heavily dominated by National, which controlled nearly seventy percent of the seats. Only one minor party, Jim Anderton's NewLabour, was present at the beginning of the 43rd Parliament. Later, NewLabour would join with several unrepresented parties to form the Alliance, which would gain two additional seats when two National MPs defected. Another National MP, Winston Peters, would also break away from his party, becoming an independent.

The 43rd Parliament consisted of ninety-seven representatives, the same as the previous Parliament. All of these representatives were chosen by single-member geographical electorates, including four Māori electorates.

Electoral boundaries for the 43rd Parliament

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Overview of seats

The table below shows the number of MPs in each party following the 1990 election and at dissolution:

AffiliationMembers
At 1990 election At dissolution
National 6763
Government total6763
Labour 2929
NewLabour 1Merger 1
Alliance Not yet founded2
NZ First Not yet founded2
Independent 1
Opposition total3034
Total
9797
Working Government majority3729

Notes

Initial composition of the 43rd Parliament

The tables below shows the results of the 1990 general election:

Key

  National     Labour     Democrats     NewLabour     Mana Motuhake   

Electorate results for the 1990 New Zealand general election
ElectorateIncumbentWinnerMajorityRunner up
General electorates
Albany Don McKinnon 7,455June Allen
Ashburton Jenny Shipley 7,922Basil Moskovis
Auckland Central Richard Prebble 3,277Kathryn Hill
Avon Larry Sutherland 4,250Wendy Rush
Awarua Jeff Grant 4,964Heather Russell
Bay of Islands John Carter 5,285Bruce Raitt
Birkenhead Jenny Kirk Ian Revell 2,813Jenny Kirk
Christchurch Central Geoffrey Palmer Lianne Dalziel 3,769Ross Gluer
Christchurch North Mike Moore 2,148Peter Yarrell
Clevedon Warren Kyd 4,732 Ann Batten
Clutha Robin Gray 6,527Jeff Buchanan
Coromandel Graeme Lee 6,342Margaret Hawkeswood
Dunedin North Stan Rodger Pete Hodgson 2,336Gael Donoghue
Dunedin West Clive Matthewson 1,779Ian McMeeking
East Cape Anne Collins Tony Ryall 1,968Dianne Collins
East Coast Bays Murray McCully 5,216 Gary Knapp
Eastern Hutt Trevor Young Paul Swain 801Rosemary Thomas
Eden Richard Northey Christine Fletcher 1,524 Richard Northey
Fendalton Philip Burdon 4,993Tony Day
Gisborne Allan Wallbank Wayne Kimber 449 Allan Wallbank
Glenfield Judy Keall Peter Hilt 2,958 Judy Keall
Hamilton East Bill Dillon Tony Steel 2,121 Bill Dillon
Hamilton West Trevor Mallard Grant Thomas 1,563 Trevor Mallard
Hastings David Butcher Jeff Whittaker 728 David Butcher
Hawkes Bay Bill Sutton Michael Laws 2,895 Bill Sutton
Heretaunga Bill Jeffries Peter McCardle 1,122 Bill Jeffries
Hobson Ross Meurant 6,641Howard Henry
Horowhenua Annette King Hamish Hancock 624 Annette King
Invercargill Rob Munro 4,137B G Rait
Island Bay Elizabeth Tennet 3,635Ann Nolan
Kaimai Robert Anderson 8,147Gordon Dickson
Kaipara Lockwood Smith 8,610Wayne Sellwood
Kapiti Margaret Shields Roger Sowry 1,599 Margaret Shields
King Country Jim Bolger 7,274Cameron Gordon
Lyttelton Peter Simpson Gail McIntosh 68 Peter Simpson
Manawatu David Robinson Hamish MacIntyre 3,089 David Robinson
Mangere David Lange 4,039Bryan Archer
Manurewa Roger Douglas George Hawkins 1,143Pat Baker
Maramarua Bill Birch 7,670 Charles Chauvel
Marlborough Doug Kidd 7,187Barbara Hutchinson
Matamata John Luxton 8,501Bill Pepperell
Miramar Peter Neilson Graeme Reeves 552 Peter Neilson
Mt Albert Helen Clark 1,230Larry Bellshaw
Napier Geoff Braybrooke 1,265Colleen Pritchard
Nelson Philip Woollaston John Blincoe 636L Baigent
New Lynn Jonathan Hunt 1,099Martyn Athol Bishop
New Plymouth Harry Duynhoven John Armstrong 1,701 Harry Duynhoven
North Shore George Gair Bruce Cliffe 6,183Graeme Ransom
Ohariu Peter Dunne 783George Mathew
Onehunga Fred Gerbic Grahame Thorne 612 Fred Gerbic
Otago Warren Cooper 3,927Tony Cooke
Otara Colin Moyle Trevor Rogers 1,226 Taito Phillip Field
Pahiatua John Falloon 7,689Margo Martindale
Pakuranga Maurice Williamson 9,086Paul Charles Grant
Palmerston North Trevor de Cleene Steve Maharey 349Paul Sherriff
Panmure Bob Tizard Judith Tizard 1,098 Gray Bartlett
Papakura Merv Wellington John Robertson 5,665James Stubbs
Papatoetoe Ross Robertson 510 Allan Brewster
Pencarrow Sonja Davies 384 Ray Wallace
Porirua Graham Kelly 3,453P Faulkner
Raglan Simon Upton 5,442Olivia Scaletti-Longley
Rangiora Jim Gerard 5,273Judith Alison McLachlan
Rangitikei Denis Marshall 6,127Patricia Barton
Remuera Doug Graham 7,368Carl Harding
Roskill Phil Goff Gilbert Myles 644 Phil Goff
Rotorua Paul East 5,270Bruce Raitt
St Albans David Caygill 1,560David Dumergue
St Kilda Michael Cullen 1,886Bruce Alexander
Selwyn Ruth Richardson 5,441Val Elley
Sydenham Jim Anderton 1,443Linda Constable
Tamaki Robert Muldoon 7,592Malcolm Johnston
Taranaki Roger Maxwell 7,867Scott Dalziel
Tarawera Ian McLean Max Bradford 5,152Malcolm Moore
Tasman Ken Shirley Nick Smith 2,246 Ken Shirley
Tauranga Winston Peters 9,314Bill Delaney
Te Atatu Michael Bassett Brian Neeson 1,370Dan McCaffrey
Timaru Maurice McTigue 3,192Gary Clarke
Titirangi Ralph Maxwell Marie Hasler 64 Ralph Maxwell
Tongariro Noel Scott Ian Peters 886 Noel Scott
Waikaremoana Roger McClay 5,865David Davies
Waikato Rob Storey 6,172George Middleton
Waipa Katherine O'Regan 8,477Mark Apiata-Wade
Wairarapa Wyatt Creech 4,141Pauline Moran
Waitaki Jim Sutton Alec Neill 2,905 Jim Sutton
Waitotara Venn Young Peter Gresham 7,192Dominic O'Sullivan
Wallace Derek Angus Bill English 8,886David Soper
Wanganui Russell Marshall Cam Campion 409 Jill Pettis
Wellington Central Fran Wilde 246 Pauline Gardiner [nb 1]
West Auckland Jack Elder 252Laurie Wicks
West Coast Kerry Burke Margaret Moir 2,611 Kerry Burke
Western Hutt John Terris Joy Quigley 700 John Terris
Whangarei John Banks 6,839Edna Tait
Yaldhurst Margaret Austin 42John Connelly
Māori electorates
Eastern Maori Peter Tapsell 6,844Wi Kuki Kaa
Northern Maori Bruce Gregory 956 Matiu Rata
Southern Maori Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan 7,614Tikirau Stevens
Western Maori Koro Wētere 5,466 Eva Rickard

Table footnotes:

  1. Gardiner was first on election night for Wellington Central, but lost when special votes were included [1]

By-elections during 43rd Parliament

There were a number of changes during the term of the 43rd Parliament.

Electorate and by-electionDateIncumbentCauseWinner
Tamaki 1992 15 February Robert Muldoon Resignation Clem Simich
Wellington Central 1992 12 December Fran Wilde Election as Mayor of Wellington Chris Laidlaw
Tauranga 1993 17 April Winston Peters Resignation Winston Peters

Summary of changes during term

Notes

  1. Bassett 2008, p. 538.

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