38th New Zealand Parliament


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

The 1975 general election was held on Saturday, 29 November. 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, and the gain was all for the North Island. 1,953,050 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 82.5%.

Sessions

The 38th Parliament sat for four sessions, and was prorogued on 7 October 1978.
SessionOpenedAdjouned
first22 June 197614 December 1976
second28 February 197728 February 1977
third19 May 197716 December 1977
fourth10 May 19786 October 1978

Ministries

The Labour Party, which had come to power at the, was defeated by the National Party at the. Robert Muldoon formed the third National Government and led the Muldoon Ministry until National's defeat at the.

Overview of seats

The table below shows the number of MPs in each party following the 1975 election and at dissolution:
Notes

By-elections during 38th Parliament

There were a number of changes during the term of the 38th Parliament.