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40th New Zealand Parliament

Term of the Parliament of New Zealand

40th New Zealand Parliament

Term of the Parliament of New Zealand

FieldValue
name40th Parliament of New Zealand
imageFile:Parliament House, Wellington, New Zealand (50).JPG
captionParliament House, Wellington
bodyNew Zealand Parliament
election[1981 New Zealand general election](1981-new-zealand-general-election)
governmentThird National Government
term_start6 April 1982
term_end14 June 1984
before[39th Parliament](39th-new-zealand-parliament)
after[41st Parliament](41st-new-zealand-parliament)
website
chamber1House of Representatives
chamber1_imageFile:40th 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_leader4David Lange
— Bill Rowling until [3 February 1983](1983-new-zealand-labour-party-leadership-election)
chamber2Sovereign
chamber2_leader1_typeMonarch
chamber2_leader1Elizabeth II
chamber2_leader2_typeGovernor-General
chamber2_leader2David Beattie
session1_start6 April 1982
session1_end17 December 1982
session2_start7 April 1983
session2_end16 December 1983
session3_start31 May 1984
session3_end14 June 1984

— Bill Rowling until 3 February 1983 The 40th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. Its composition was determined by the 1981 election, and it sat until the 1984 election.

The 40th Parliament was the third and final term of the third National Party government. Robert Muldoon, who served as both Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, remained in power. The Labour Party, led by former Prime Minister Bill Rowling, had made significant gains (actually winning the largest portion of the popular vote), but remained in opposition. The Social Credit Party was the only other opposition party in the 40th Parliament, holding two seats.

The 40th Parliament consisted of ninety-two representatives, the same as in the previous election. All of these representatives were chosen by single-member geographical electorates, including four special Māori electorates.

Electoral boundaries for the 40th Parliament

Overview of seats

The table below shows the number of MPs in each party following the 1981 election and at dissolution:

AffiliationMembersAt [1981 election](1981-new-zealand-general-election)At dissolution
47**47**
***Government total***
43**43**
2**2**
***Government total***45**45**
**Total**
92**92**
**Working Government majority**2**2**

Notes

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

Initial composition of the 40th Parliament

There were no by-elections held during the term of the 40th Parliament.

Notes

References

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