38th New Zealand Parliament
{{Short description|Term of the Parliament of New Zealand}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=April 2015}}
{{Infobox legislative term
| name = 38th Parliament of New Zealand
| image = File:Parliament House, Wellington, New Zealand (50).JPG
| image_size =
| caption = Parliament House, Wellington
| body = New Zealand Parliament
| election = 1975 New Zealand general election
| government = Third National Government
| opposition =
| term_start = 22 June 1976
| term_end = 6 October 1978
| before = 37th Parliament
| after = 39th Parliament
| website =
| chamber1 = House of Representatives
| chamber1_image = File:38th New Zealand Parliament Seating.png
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| chamber1_alt =
| membership1 = 87
| control1 =
| chamber1_leader1_type = Speaker of the House
| chamber1_leader1 = Richard Harrison from 10 May 1978
— Roy Jack until 24 December 1977 †
| chamber1_leader2_type = Prime Minister
| chamber1_leader2 = Robert Muldoon
| chamber1_leader3_type = Leader of the Opposition
| chamber1_leader3 = Bill Rowling
| chamber2 = Sovereign
| chamber2_image =
| chamber2_image_size =
| chamber2_alt =
| membership2 =
| control2 =
| chamber2_leader1_type = Monarch
| chamber2_leader1 = Elizabeth II
| chamber2_leader2_type = Governor-General
| chamber2_leader2 = Keith Holyoake from 26 October 1977
— Denis Blundell until 5 October 1977
}}
The 38th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1975 general election on 29 November of that year.
1975 general election
{{Main|1975 New Zealand general election}}
The 1975 general election was held on Saturday, 29 November.{{cite web|title=General elections 1853–2005 - dates & turnout |url=http://www.elections.org.nz/elections/resultsdata/elections-dates-turnout.html |publisher=Elections New Zealand |access-date=2 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527022404/http://www.elections.org.nz/elections/resultsdata/elections-dates-turnout.html |archive-date=27 May 2010 |df=dmy }} A total of 92 MPs were elected; 63 represented North Island electorates, 25 represented South Island electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates; this was an increase in the number of MPs by five since the {{NZ election link|1972}}, and the gain was all for the North Island.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=173}} 1,953,050 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 82.5%.
Sessions
The 38th Parliament sat for four sessions (there were two sessions in 1977), and was prorogued on 7 October 1978.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|p=142}}
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Session | Opened | Adjourned |
|---|---|---|
| first | 22 June 1976 | 14 December 1976 |
| second | 28 February 1977 | 28 February 1977 |
| third | 19 May 1977 | 16 December 1977 |
| fourth | 10 May 1978 | 6 October 1978 |
Ministries
The Labour Party, which had come to power at the {{NZ election link|1972}}, was defeated by the National Party at the {{NZ election link|1975}}. Robert Muldoon formed the third National Government and led the Muldoon Ministry until National's defeat at the {{NZ election link|1984}}.{{sfn|Wilson|1985|pp=89–94}}
Overview of seats
The table below shows the number of MPs in each party following the 1975 election and at dissolution:
| class="wikitable" border="1" style="font-size:95%; width:300pt; text-align:center" |
| colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle; " | Affiliation
! colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;" | Members |
|---|
| At 1975 election
! At dissolution |
| {{Party name with color|New Zealand National Party}}
| rowspan="2" | 55 | rowspan="2" | 54 |
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right; "|Government total |
| {{Party name with color|New Zealand Labour Party}}
| 32 | 32 |
| {{Party name with color|Social Credit Party (New Zealand)}}
| 0 | 1 |
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" style="text-align:right; "|Government total
| 32 | 33 |
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Total | 87 |87 |
| colspan="2" rowspan="1" | Working Government majority
| 23 | 21 |
Notes
- The Working Government majority is calculated as all Government MPs less all other parties.
Initial composition of the 38th Parliament
{{#section:1975 New Zealand general election|Electorate results}}
By-elections during 38th Parliament
There were a number of changes during the term of the 38th Parliament.
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| align=center
! colspan=2 | Electorate and by-election !! Date !! colspan=2 | Incumbent !! Cause !! colspan=2 | Winner |
| {{New Zealand by-elections during the 38th Parliament}} |
Notes
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References
- {{cite book |last = Gustafson |first = Barry |author-link = Barry Gustafson |title = The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party |year = 1986 |publisher = Reed Methuen |location = Auckland |isbn = 0-474-00177-6}}
- {{cite book |last = Norton |first = Clifford |title = New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946-1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science |year = 1988 |publisher = Victoria University of Wellington |location = Wellington |isbn = 0-475-11200-8 }}
- {{cite book |last= Wilson |first= James Oakley |title= New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 |edition= 4th |orig-year= First ed. published 1913 |year= 1985 |publisher= V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer |location= Wellington |oclc=154283103}}