40th New Zealand Parliament
The 40th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. Its composition was determined by the 1981 elections, and it sat until the 1984 elections.
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
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Initial composition of the 40th Parliament
The tables below shows the results of the 1981 general election:
Key
National
Labour
Social Credit
Mana Motuhake
Electorate results for the New Zealand general election, 1981.
Electorate | Incumbent | Winner | Majority | Runner up |
General electorates |
Albany |
|
Don McKinnon |
1,964 |
|
B Mockridge |
Ashburton |
|
Rob Talbot |
3,655 |
|
John Srhoy |
Auckland Central |
|
Richard Prebble |
6,614 |
|
Dorice Reid |
Avon |
|
Mary Batchelor |
7,820 |
|
C M McNicholl |
Awarua |
|
Rex Austin |
2,341 |
|
R G Fitzgerald |
Bay of Islands |
|
Neill Austin |
864 |
|
Les Hunter |
Birkenhead |
|
Jim McLay |
2,104 |
|
H W Smith |
Christchurch Central |
|
Geoffrey Palmer |
7,028 |
|
I G B Wilson |
Clutha |
|
Robin Gray |
661 |
|
Clive Matthewson |
Dunedin Central |
|
Brian MacDonell |
4,169 |
|
Mrs Nancy Ruth King |
Dunedin North |
|
Stan Rodger |
4,733 |
|
Des Bleach |
East Cape |
|
Duncan MacIntyre |
1,964 |
|
P A Dey |
East Coast Bays |
|
Gary Knapp |
758 |
|
Don Brash |
Eastern Hutt |
|
Trevor Young |
5.011 |
|
A J Duthie |
Eden |
|
Aussie Malcolm |
117 |
|
I K Scott |
Fendalton |
|
Eric Holland |
|
Philip Burdon |
1,158 |
|
David Close |
Gisborne |
|
Bob Bell |
150 |
|
Allan Wallbank |
Hamilton East |
|
Ian Shearer |
1,188 |
|
L J Welch |
Hamilton West |
|
Mike Minogue |
1,477 |
|
P O McCaffrey |
Hastings |
|
David Butcher |
1,845 |
|
Hamish Kynoch |
Hauraki |
|
Leo Schultz |
|
Graeme Lee |
1,787 |
|
Gordon Miller |
Hawkes Bay |
|
Richard Harrison |
2,430 |
|
M E (Mike) Cullen |
Helensville |
|
Dail Jones |
216 |
|
Jack Elder |
Heretaunga |
|
Ron Bailey |
|
Bill Jeffries |
2,233 |
|
R A J Palmer |
Horowhenua |
|
Geoff Thompson |
876 |
|
D G Page |
Hunua |
|
Winston Peters |
|
Colin Moyle |
996 |
|
Winston Peters |
Invercargill |
|
Norman Jones |
1,592 |
|
Dougal Soper |
Island Bay |
|
Frank O'Flynn |
3,938 |
|
D H Catley |
Kaimai |
|
Bruce Townshend |
5,146 |
|
D J F Conway |
Kaipara |
|
Peter Wilkinson |
1,029 |
|
Nevern Connachy |
Kapiti |
|
Barry Brill |
|
Margaret Shields |
495 |
|
Barry Brill |
King Country |
|
Jim Bolger |
2,158 |
|
D H Mason |
Lyttelton |
|
Ann Hercus |
3,892 |
|
Simon Stamers-Smith |
Manawatu |
|
Michael Cox |
2,913 |
|
D G Kessell |
Mangere |
|
David Lange |
5,806 |
|
J F Pettit |
Manurewa |
|
Roger Douglas |
2,815 |
|
K T Ralph |
Marlborough |
|
Doug Kidd |
1,643 |
|
G E Macann |
Matamata |
|
Jack Luxton |
3,460 |
|
D R Mawdsley |
Miramar |
|
Bill Young |
|
Peter Neilson |
649 |
|
Bill Young |
Mt Albert |
|
Warren Freer |
|
Helen Clark |
3,907 |
|
Warren W Moyes |
Napier |
|
Gordon Christie |
|
Geoff Braybrooke |
3,009 |
|
K J Rose |
Nelson |
|
Mel Courtney[nb 1] |
|
Philip Woollaston |
698 |
|
Mel Courtney |
New Lynn |
|
Jonathan Hunt |
4,874 |
|
R A Hanson |
New Plymouth |
|
Tony Friedlander |
1,567 |
|
D W Duggan |
North Shore |
|
George Gair |
3,969 |
|
P G Chambers |
Ohariu |
|
Hugh Templeton |
1,567 |
|
N R Ely |
Onehunga |
|
Fred Gerbic |
2,012 |
|
Sue Wood |
Otago |
|
Warren Cooper |
4,893 |
|
B O Griffiths |
Otahuhu |
|
Bob Tizard |
5,164 |
|
S McDowell |
Pahiatua |
|
John Falloon |
7,569 |
|
Bill Sutton |
Pakuranga |
|
Pat Hunt |
783 |
|
Neil Morrison |
Palmerston North |
|
Joe Walding |
|
Trevor de Cleene |
2,110 |
|
Brian Elwood |
Papakura |
|
Merv Wellington |
3,215 |
|
J S Cheeseman |
Papanui |
|
Mike Moore |
4,409 |
|
B S Keeley |
Papatoetoe |
|
Eddie Isbey |
1,689 |
|
Roy McKeen |
Pencarrow |
|
Fraser Colman |
4,065 |
|
Willard Amaru |
Porirua |
|
Gerard Wall |
3,639 |
|
E A Brittain |
Rangiora |
|
Derek Quigley |
932 |
|
C G M Hayward |
Rangiriri |
|
Bill Birch |
3,004 |
|
R Hayward |
Rangitikei |
|
Bruce Beetham |
2,376 |
|
P M Bardwell |
Remuera |
|
Allan Highet |
5,105 |
|
Judith Tizard |
Roskill |
|
Arthur Faulkner |
|
Phil Goff |
2,525 |
|
C A Parsons |
Rotorua |
|
Paul East |
1,544 |
|
Johnny W Lepper |
St Albans |
|
David Caygill |
4,926 |
|
J D Baker |
St Kilda |
|
William Fraser |
|
Michael Cullen |
3,579 |
|
Stuart Clark |
Selwyn |
|
Colin McLachlan |
|
Ruth Richardson |
2,129 |
|
W E Woods |
Sydenham |
|
John Kirk |
5,594 |
|
R R Bach |
Tamaki |
|
Robert Muldoon |
5,153 |
|
Richard Northey |
Taranaki |
|
David Thomson |
4,470 |
|
B J Heilihy |
Tarawera |
|
Ian McLean |
2,442 |
|
Noel Scott |
Tasman |
|
Bill Rowling |
2,246 |
|
E L Kramer |
Taupo |
|
Jack Ridley |
|
Roger McClay[nb 2] |
36 |
|
Jack Ridley |
Tauranga |
|
Keith Allen |
2,232 |
|
Paul Hills |
Te Atatu |
|
Michael Bassett |
3,330 |
|
S Noble |
Timaru |
|
Basil Arthur |
1,850 |
|
Jane Coughlan |
Waikato |
|
Lance Adams-Schneider |
|
Simon Upton |
4,661 |
|
Noel Johnston |
Waipa |
|
Marilyn Waring |
2,768 |
|
John Kilbride |
Wairarapa |
|
Ben Couch |
1,546 |
|
T Gemmell |
Waitakere |
|
Ralph Maxwell |
2,883 |
|
M R Gummer |
Waitaki |
|
Jonathan Elworthy |
305 |
|
Jim Sutton |
Waitotara |
|
Venn Young |
2,784 |
|
S K Young |
Wallace |
|
Brian Talboys |
|
Derek Angus |
6,558 |
|
O W Horton |
Wanganui |
|
Russell Marshall |
1,668 |
|
Terry Heffernan |
Wellington Central |
|
Ken Comber |
|
Fran Wilde |
1,283 |
|
Ken Comber |
West Coast |
|
Kerry Burke |
4,406 |
|
D J Truman |
Western Hutt |
|
John Terris |
1,420 |
|
J W Tanner |
Whangarei |
|
John Elliott |
|
John Banks |
1,743 |
|
M E Penney |
Yaldhurst |
|
Mick Connelly |
1,962 |
|
Mrs Margaret E Murray |
Māori electorates |
Eastern Maori |
|
Paraone Reweti |
|
Peter Tapsell |
6,232 |
|
A Tahana |
Northern Maori |
|
Bruce Gregory |
3,541 |
|
Matiu Rata |
Southern Maori |
|
Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan |
8,665 |
|
N A Reedy |
Western Maori |
|
Koro Wētere |
8,624 |
|
Eva Rickard |
Table footnotes:
- ↑ Courtney had withdrawn from the Labour caucus in March 1981
- ↑ McClay was declared elected by the High Court after an Electoral Petition
There were no by-elections held during the term of the 40th Parliament.
Notes
References
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