39th New Zealand Parliament
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The 39th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand which began with the election of 1978 and finished with the election of 1981. The government of the day was the National Party, led by Prime Minister Robert Muldoon.
[edit] MPs at start of term
| Party | Party | Electorate |
| Adams-Schneider, Lance | National | Waikato |
| Allen, Keith | National | Tauranga |
| Arthur, Basil | Labour | Timaru |
| Austin, Neil | National | Bay of Islands |
| Austin, Rex | National | Awarua |
| Bailey, Ronald Leslie | Labour | Heretaunga |
| Barclay, Bruce | Labour | Christchurch Central |
| Bassett, Michael | Labour | Te Atatu |
| Batchelor, Mary | Labour | Avon |
| Beetham, Bruce | Social Credit | Rangitikei |
| Bell, Rob | National | Gisborne |
| Birch, Bill | National | Rangiriri |
| Bolger, Jim | National | King Country |
| Brill, Barry | National | Kapiti |
| Burke, Kerry | Labour | West Coast |
| Butcher, David | Labour | Hastings |
| Caygill, David | Labour | St Albans |
| Christie, Gordon | Labour | Napier |
| Colman, Fraser | Labour | Pencarrow |
| Comber, Ken | National | Wellington Central |
| Connelly, Mick | Labour | Yaldhurst |
| Cooper, Warren | National | Otago |
| Couch, Ben | National | Wairarapa |
| Courtney, Mel | Labour | Nelson |
| Cox, Michael | National | Manawatu |
| Douglas, Roger | Labour | Manurewa |
| East, Paul | National | Rotorua |
| Elliot, John | National | Whangarei |
| Elworthy, Jonathan | National | Waitaki |
| Falloon, John | National | Pahiatua |
| Faulkner, Arthur | Labour | Roskill |
| Fraser, Bill | Labour | St Kilda |
| Freer, Warren | Labour | Mount Albert |
| Friedlander, Tony | National | New Plymouth |
| Gair, George | National | North Shore |
| Gill, Frank | National | East Coast Bays |
| Harrison, Richard | National | Hawkes Bay |
| Hercus, Ann | Labour | Lyttelton |
| Highet, Allan | National | Remuera |
| Holland, Eric | National | Fendalton |
| Hunt, Jonathan | Labour | New Lynn |
| Hunt, Pat | National | Pakuranga |
| Isbey, Eddie | Labour | Papatoetoe |
| Jones, Dail | National | Helensville |
| Jones, Norm | National | Invercargill |
| Kidd, Doug | National | Marlborough |
| Kirk, John | Labour | Sydenham |
| Lange, David | Labour | Mangere |
| Luxton, John | National | Matamata |
| Gray, Robin | National | Clutha |
| McKinnon, Don | National | Albany |
| MacDonell, Brian | Labour | Dunedin Central |
| MacIntyre, Duncan | National | East Cape |
| Malcolm, Anthony George | National | Eden |
| Marshall, Russell | Labour | Wanganui |
| Maxwell, Ralph | Labour | Waitakere |
| McLachlan, Colin | National | Selwyn |
| McLay, Jim | National | Birkenhead |
| McLean, Ian | National | Tarawera |
| Minogue, Mike | National | Hamilton West |
| Moore, Mike | Labour | Papanui |
| Muldoon, Robert | National | Tamaki |
| O'Flynn, Frank | Labour | Island Bay |
| Peters, Winston | National | Hunua |
| Quigley, Derek | National | Rangiora |
| Rata, Matiu | Labour | Northern Māori |
| Prebble, Richard | Labour | Auckland Central |
| Rewiti, Paraone | Labour | Eastern Māori |
| Ridley, J W | Labour | Taupo |
| Rodger, Stan | Labour | Dunedin North |
| Rogers, Frank | Labour | Onehunga |
| Rowling, Bill | Labour | Tasman |
| Schultz, Leo | National | Hauraki |
| Shearer, Ian | National | Hamilton East |
| Talbot, Rob | National | Ashburton |
| Talboys, Brian | National | Wallace |
| Templeton, Hugh | National | Ohariu |
| Terris, John | Labour | Western Hutt |
| Thompson, Geoff | National | Horowhenua |
| Thomson, David | National | Taranaki |
| Tirikatene-Sullivan, Whetu | Labour | Southern Māori |
| Tizard, Bob | Labour | Otahuhu |
| Townshend, Bruce | National | Kaimai |
| Walding, Joe | Labour | Palmerston North |
| Wall, Gerard | Labour | Porirua |
| Waring, Marilyn | National | Waipa |
| Wellington, Merv | National | Papakura |
| Wetere, Koro | Labour | Western Māori |
| Wilkinson, Peter Ian | National | Kaipara |
| Young, Bill | National | Miramar |
| Young, Trevor James | Labour | Eastern Hutt |
| Young, Venn | National | Waitotara |
[edit] Changes during term
- Bruce Barclay, the Labour MP for Christchurch Central, died in 1979. The ensuing by-election was won by Geoffrey Palmer, also of the Labour Party.
- Matiu Rata, a Labour cabinet minister, resigned from his party in 1979 due to disagreements with its policy towards Māori. In 1980, Rata quit parliament and founded the Mana Motuhake party. Rata then contested the ensuing by-election, but came second. He was replaced by Bruce Gregory of the Labour Party.
- Frank Rogers, the Labour MP for Onehunga, died in 1980. The ensuing by-election was won by Fred Gerbic, also of the Labour Party.
- Frank Gill, the National MP for East Coast Bays, resigned from parliament in 1980 in order to take up a position as New Zealand's ambassador in Washington. The ensuing by-election was won, much to the National Party's surprise, by Gary Knapp of the Social Credit Party.
