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39th New Zealand Parliament

Term of the Parliament of New Zealand

Term of the Parliament of New Zealand

FieldValue
name39th Parliament of New Zealand
imageFile:Parliament House, Wellington, New Zealand (50).JPG
captionParliament House, Wellington
bodyNew Zealand Parliament
election[1978 New Zealand general election](1978-new-zealand-general-election)
governmentThird National Government
term_start16 May 1979
term_end23 October 1981
before[38th Parliament](38th-new-zealand-parliament)
after[40th Parliament](40th-new-zealand-parliament)
website
chamber1House of Representatives
chamber1_imageFile:39th New Zealand Parliament Seating.png
membership192
chamber1_leader1_typeSpeaker of the House
chamber1_leader1Richard Harrison
chamber1_leader2_typeLeader of the House
chamber1_leader2David Thomson
chamber1_leader3_typePrime Minister
chamber1_leader3Robert Muldoon
chamber1_leader4_typeLeader of the Opposition
chamber1_leader4Bill Rowling
chamber2Sovereign
chamber2_leader1_typeMonarch
chamber2_leader1Elizabeth II
chamber2_leader2_typeGovernor-General
chamber2_leader2David Beattie from 6 November 1980
— Keith Holyoake until 25 October 1980
session1_start16 May 1979
session1_end14 December 1979
session2_start15 May 1980
session2_end12 December 1980
session3_start28 May 1981
session3_end23 October 1981

— Keith Holyoake until 25 October 1980

The 39th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand which began with the general election held on 25 November 1978, and finished with the general election held on 28 November 1981. The dates of the Muldoon Ministry were from 13 December 1978 to 11 December 1981.

The Prime Minister, Robert Muldoon of the National Party, led the Third National Government from 1975 to 1984.

Overview of seats

The table below shows the number of MPs in each party following the 1978 election and at dissolution:

AffiliationMembersAt [1978 election](1978-new-zealand-general-election)At dissolution
51**50**
***Government total***
40**40**
1**2**
***Opposition total***41**42**
**Total**
92**92**
**Working Government majority**10**8**

Notes

  • The Working Government majority is calculated as all Government MPs less all other parties.

Initial composition of the 39th Parliament

By-elections during 39th Parliament

There were a number of changes during the term of the 39th Parliament.

Electorate and by-electionDateIncumbentCauseWinner

Summary of changes during term

  • Bruce Barclay, the Labour MP for Christchurch Central, died in 1979. The ensuing by-election was won by Geoffrey Palmer, also of the Labour Party.
  • Matiu Rata, a Labour cabinet minister, resigned from his party in 1979 due to disagreements with its policy towards Māori. In 1980, Rata quit parliament and founded the Mana Motuhake party. Rata then contested the ensuing by-election, but came second. He was replaced by Bruce Gregory of the Labour Party.
  • Frank Rogers, the Labour MP for Onehunga, died in 1980. The ensuing by-election was won by Fred Gerbic, also of the Labour Party.
  • Frank Gill, the National MP for East Coast Bays, resigned from parliament in 1980 in order to take up a position as New Zealand's ambassador in Washington. The ensuing by-election was won, much to the National Party's surprise, by Gary Knapp of the Social Credit Party.

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