41st New Zealand Parliament

Term of the Parliament of New Zealand

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41st Parliament of New Zealand

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Parliament House, Wellington

Overview
Legislative body| New Zealand Parliament
Term| 15 August 1984 – 29 July 1987
Election| 1984 New Zealand general election
Government| Fourth Labour Government
House of Representatives

Members| 95
Speaker of the House| Gerard Wall from 28 May 1985
— Basil Arthur until 1 May 1985 †
Leader of the House| Geoffrey Palmer
Prime Minister| David Lange
Leader of the Opposition| Jim Bolger
— Jim McLay until 26 March 1986
— Robert Muldoon until 29 November 1984
Sovereign
Monarch| Elizabeth II
Governor-General| Paul Reeves
— David Beattie until 22 November 1985
Sessions
| 1st| 15 August 1984 – 12 December 1985

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2nd| 26 February 1986 – 29 July 1987

The 41st New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. Its composition was determined by the 1984 elections, and it sat until the 1987 elections.

The 41st Parliament was the first term of the fourth Labour Party government. It marked the end of three terms of National Party administration under Robert Muldoon. David Lange become Prime Minister and Roger Douglas became Minister of Finance -- the economic reforms undertaken by Douglas, nicknamed Rogernomics, would prove to be a defining feature of the fourth Labour government, and were deeply unpopular with Labour's traditional support base. The National Party, now in opposition, experienced a number of leadership disputes, replacing Muldoon first with Jim McLay and then with Jim Bolger.

The 41st Parliament consisted of ninety-five representatives, the highest number since the 10th Parliament (elected in 1887). All of these representatives were chosen by single-member geographical electorates, including four Māori electorates.

## Electoral boundaries for the 41st Parliament

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## Overview of seats

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The table below shows the number of MPs in each party following the 1984 election and at dissolution:

Affiliation  | Members

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At 1984 election | At dissolution
| Labour | 56  | 55
Government total
| National | 37  | 38
| Social Credit | 2  | 2
Opposition total | 39  | 40
Total
| 95  | 95
Working Government majority | 17  | 15

Notes

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

## Initial composition of the 41st Parliament

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The tables below shows the results of the 1984 general election:

Key

National |  Labour |  NZ Party

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Social Credit |  Mana Motuhake |  Independent
Electorate results for the 1984 New Zealand general election.[1] Electorate  | Incumbent  | Winner  | Majority  | Runner up

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General electorates
Ashburton |  | Rob Talbot | 472  |  | Geoff Stone
Auckland Central |  | Richard Prebble | 8,876  |  | Maureen Eardley-Wilmot
Avon |  | Mary Batchelor | 7,771  |  | Andrew Cowie
Awarua |  | Rex Austin | 384  |  | Barry Rait
Bay of Islands |  | Neill Austin | 3,298  |  | Les Hunter
Birkenhead |  | Jim McLay | 1,717  |  | John Course
Christchurch Central |  | Geoffrey Palmer | 8,508  |  | Tony Willy
Christchurch North | New electorate  |  | Mike Moore | 5,728  |  | David Dumergue
Clutha |  | Robin Gray | 4,522  |  | M J Sheppard
Dunedin North |  | Stan Rodger | 5,129  |  | Barbara Henderson
Dunedin West | New electorate  |  | Clive Matthewson | 6,011  |  | Derek Russell
East Cape |  | Duncan MacIntyre |  | Anne Fraser | 755  |  | Robyn J. Leeming[2]
East Coast Bays |  | Gary Knapp | 2,020  |  | Murray McCully
Eastern Hutt |  | Trevor Young | 6,005  |  | Joy McLauchlan
Eden |  | Aussie Malcolm |  | Richard Northey | 2,306  |  | Aussie Malcolm
Fendalton |  | Philip Burdon | 1,457  |  | Murray Dobson
Franklin | New electorate  |  | Bill Birch | 5,210  |  | Roy Haywood
Gisborne |  | Bob Bell |  | Allan Wallbank | 2,168  |  | Bob Bell
Glenfield | New electorate  |  | Judy Keall | 809  |  | David Schnauer
Hamilton East |  | Ian Shearer |  | Bill Dillon | 1,100  |  | Ian Shearer
Hamilton West |  | Mike Minogue |  | Trevor Mallard | 803  |  | Mike Minogue
Hastings |  | David Butcher | 4,273  |  | Peter Brown
Hauraki |  | Graeme Lee | 3,432  |  | Alisdair Thompson
Hawke's Bay |  | Richard Harrison |  | Bill Sutton | 974  |  | Richard Harrison
Heretaunga |  | Bill Jeffries | 4,537  |  | Anna MacFarlane
Horowhenua |  | Geoff Thompson |  | Annette King | 447  |  | Geoff Thompson
Invercargill |  | Norman Jones | 1,279  |  | Dougal Soper
Island Bay |  | Frank O'Flynn | 6,007  |  | John Kananghinis
Kaimai |  | Bruce Townshend | 3,696  |  | Leslie Dickson
Kaipara |  | Peter Wilkinson |  | Lockwood Smith | 5,564  |  | Bill Campbell
Kapiti |  | Margaret Shields | 4,514  |  | June Oakley
King Country |  | Jim Bolger | 5,617  |  | James Edward Simons
Lyttelton |  | Ann Hercus | 4,963  |  | Doug Graham [nb 1]
Manawatu |  | Michael Cox | 420  |  | Dave Alton
Mangere |  | David Lange | 8,375  |  | Peter Saunders
Manurewa |  | Roger Douglas | 4,933  |  | Stuart Leenstra
Marlborough |  | Doug Kidd | 612  |  | George MacDonald
Matamata |  | Jack Luxton | 5,785  |  | Ross Clow
Miramar |  | Peter Neilsen | 3,499  |  | Don Crosbie
Mt Albert |  | Helen Clark | 6,207  |  | Rod Cavanagh
Napier |  | Geoff Braybrooke | 6,399  |  | M P Liddell
Nelson |  | Philip Woollaston | 3,678  |  | Mel Courtney
New Lynn |  | Jonathan Hunt | 6,340  |  | Ron Hanson
New Plymouth |  | Tony Friedlander | 269  |  | Ida Gaskin
North Shore |  | George Gair | 3,710  |  | Peter Harris
Ohariu |  | Hugh Templeton |  | Peter Dunne | 1,371  |  | Hugh Templeton[nb 2]
Onehunga |  | Fred Gerbic | 4,508  |  | Carol Freeman
Otago |  | Warren Cooper | 1,375  |  | David Polson
Otara | New electorate  |  | Colin Moyle | 6,519  |  | Taua Michael Tafua
Pahiatua |  | John Falloon | 5,478  |  | Malcolm Brazendale
Pakuranga |  | Pat Hunt |  | Neil Morrison | 172  |  | Pat Hunt
Palmerston North |  | Trevor de Cleene | 3,033  |  | Colleen Singleton
Panmure | New electorate  |  | Bob Tizard | 5,979  |  | Carolyn Tedesco
Papakura |  | Merv Wellington | 1,447  |  | Lynn John
Papatoetoe |  | Eddie Isbey | 2,996  |  | Peter O'Brien
Pencarrow |  | Fraser Colman | 5,418  |  | Barry Cranston
Porirua |  | Gerry Wall | 5,418  |  | A L Gadsby
Raglan | New electorate  |  | Simon Upton | 1,976  |  | Linda Holmes
Rangiora |  | Derek Quigley |  | Jim Gerard | 346  |  | Brian Tomlinson
Rangitikei |  | Bruce Beetham |  | Denis Marshall | 504  |  | Bruce Beetham
Remuera |  | Allan Highet |  | Doug Graham | 3,483  |  | Kenneth Sandford
Rodney | New electorate  |  | Don McKinnon | 3,876  |  | Brian Dent
Roskill |  | Phil Goff | 4,208  |  | Chris Knowles
Rotorua |  | Paul East | 811  |  | Brian Arps
St Albans |  | David Caygill | 6,172  |  | Ian Wilson
St Kilda |  | Michael Cullen | 5,594  |  | Stewart Clark
Selwyn |  | Ruth Richardson | 3,829  |  | Charles Manning
Sydenham |  | John Kirk[nb 3] |  | Jim Anderton | 7,255  |  | Pat Bonisch
Tamaki |  | Robert Muldoon | 3,758  |  | Robin Tulloch
Taranaki |  | David Thomson |  | Roger Maxwell | 6,013  |  | Graeme Waters
Tarawera |  | Ian McLean | 3,377  |  | Malcolm Moore
Tasman |  | Bill Rowling |  | Ken Shirley | 1,854  |  | Gerald Hunt
Tauranga |  | Keith Allen |  | Winston Peters | 4,912  |  | David Parlour
Te Atatu |  | Michael Bassett | 4,991  |  | Frank Diment
Timaru |  | Basil Arthur | 2,219  |  | Maurice McTigue
Tongariro | New electorate  |  | Noel Scott | 3,870  |  | Nelson Rangi
Waikaremoana | New electorate  |  | Roger McClay | 1,737  |  | John Harré
Waikato |  | Simon Upton |  | Rob Storey | 1,658  |  | Peter Cleave
Waipa |  | Marilyn Waring |  | Katherine O'Regan | 5,667  |  | Anthony H. Allen
Wairarapa |  | Ben Couch |  | Reg Boorman | 394  |  | Ben Couch
Waitakere |  | Ralph Maxwell | 4,474  |  | John McIntosh
Waitaki |  | Jonathan Elworthy |  | Jim Sutton | 561  |  | Jonathan Elworthy
Waitotara |  | Venn Young | 3,314  |  | Stuart Perry
Wallace |  | Derek Angus | 5,663  |  | Calvin Fisher
Wanganui |  | Russell Marshall | 3,918  |  | Terry Heffernan
Wellington Central |  | Fran Wilde | 4,116  |  | Rosemary Young-Rouse
West Auckland | New electorate  |  | Jack Elder | 2,229  |  | Dail Jones
West Coast |  | Kerry Burke | 4,293  |  | John Bateman
Western Hutt |  | John Terris | 4,348  |  | John Tanner
Whangarei |  | John Banks | 2,003  |  | Barbara Magner
Yaldhurst |  | Mick Connelly |  | Margaret Austin | 2,970  |  | Howard Joseph
Māori electorates
Eastern Maori |  | Peter Tapsell | 11,230  |  | Barry Kiwara
Northern Maori |  | Bruce Gregory | 7,688  |  | Matiu Rata
Southern Maori |  | Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan | 10,495  |  | Amster Reedy
Western Maori |  | Koro Wētere | 10,110  |  | Bill Katene

Table footnotes:

1. ^ The candidate Doug Graham who contested the Lyttelton electorate for National is a different person from Doug Graham, who contested and won the Remuera seat.
2. ^ Bob Jones came third for the New Zealand Party in Ohariu
3. ^ In July 1983 Kirk said he would not stand in 1984: when Anderton was selected for Sydenham, Kirk (a Lange supporter) withdrew from the Labour caucus and was suspended by Labour, becoming an independent

## By-elections during 41st Parliament

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There were a number of changes during the term of the 41st Parliament.

Electorate and by-election | Date | Incumbent | Cause | Winner

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Timaru | 1985 | 15 June  |  | Sir Basil Arthur | Death  |  | Maurice McTigue

### Summary of changes during term

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* Basil Arthur, the long-serving Labour MP for Timaru, died in 1985. The by-election in Timaru was won by Maurice McTigue of the National Party.

## Notes

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1. ^ Norton 1988, pp. ?.
2. ^ Gustafson 1986, p. 372.

## References

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* Gustafson, Barry (1986). The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party. Auckland: Reed Methuen. ISBN 0-474-00177-6.
* Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946-1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science. Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN 0-475-11200-8.

## External links

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