41st New Zealand Parliament

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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 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 special Māori electorates.

[edit] Electoral boundaries for the 41st Parliament

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[edit] Initial composition of the 41st Parliament

MP Party Electorate MP's term
Anderton, Jim Labour Sydenham First
Angus, Derek National Wallace Second
Arthur, Basil Labour Timaru Ninth
Austin, Neil National Bay of Islands Fourth
Austin, Rex National Awarua Fourth
Austin, Margaret Labour Yaldhurst First
Banks, John National Whangarei Second
Bassett, Michael Labour Te Atatu Fifth
Batchelor, Mary Labour Avon Fifth
Birch, Bill National Franklin Fifth
Bolger, Jim National King Country Fifth
Boorman, Reg Labour Wairarapa First
Braybrooke, Geoff Labour Napier Second
Burdon, Philip National Fendalton Second
Burke, Kerry Labour West Coast Fourth
Butcher, David Labour Hastings Third
Caygill, David Labour St Albans Third
Clark, Helen Labour Mt Albert Second
Cooper, Warren National Otago Fourth
Colman, Fraser Labour Pencarrow Seventh
Cox, Michael National Manawatu Third
Cullen, Michael Labour St Kilda Second
de Cleene, Trevor Labour Palmerston North Second
Dillon, Bill Labour Hamilton East First
Douglas, Roger Labour Manurewa Third
Dunne, Peter Labour Ohariu First
East, Paul National Rotorua Third
Elder, Jack Labour West Auckland First
Falloon, John National Pahiatua Fourth
Fraser, Anne Labour East Cape First
Friedlander, Tony National New Plymouth Fourth
Gair, George National North Shore Seventh
Gerard, Jim National Rangiora First
Gerbic, Fred Labour Onehunga Third
Goff, Phil Labour Roskill Second
Graham, Doug National Remuera First
Gray, Robin National Clutha Third
Gregory, Bruce Labour Northern Maori Second
Hercus, Ann Labour Lyttelton Third
Hunt, Jonathan Labour New Lynn Seventh
Isbey, Eddie Labour Papatoetoe Third?
Jeffries, Bill Labour Heretaunga Second
Jones, Norm National Invercargill Fourth
Keall, Judy Labour Glenfield First
Kidd, Doug National Marlborough Third
King, Annette Labour Horowhenua First
Knapp, Gary Social Credit East Coast Bays Third
Lange, David Labour Mangere Fourth
Lee, Graeme National Hauraki Second
Luxton, Jack National Matamata Seventh
Mallard, Trevor Labour Hamilton West First
Marshall, Denis National Rangitikei First
Marshall, Russel Labour Wanganui Fourth
Matthewson, Clive Labour Dunedin West First
Maxwell, Ralph Labour Waitakere Third?
Maxwell, Roger National Taranaki First
McClay, Roger National Waikaremoana Second
McKinnon, Don National Rodney Third
McLay, Jim National Birkenhead Fourth
McLean, Ian National Tarawera Third
Moore, Mike Labour Christchurch North Fourth
Morrison, Neil Social Credit Pakuranga First
Moyle, Colin Labour Otara Second
Muldoon, Robert National Tamaki Ninth
Neilson, Peter Labour Miramar Second
Northey, Richard Labour Eden First
O'Flynn, Frank Labour Island Bay Third
O'Regan, Katherine National Waipa First
Palmer, Geoffrey Labour Christchurch Central Third
Peters, Winston National Tauranga Second
Prebble, Richard Labour Auckland Central Fourth
Richardson, Ruth National Selwyn Second
Rodger, Stan Labour Dunedin North Third
Scott, Noel Labour Tongariro First
Shields, Margaret Labour Kapiti Second
Shirley, Ken Labour Tasman First
Smith, Lockwood National Kaipara First
Storey, Rob National Waikato First
Sutton, Bill Labour Hawkes Bay First
Sutton, Jim Labour Waitaki First
Talbot, Rob National Ashburton Seventh
Tapsell, Peter Labour Eastern Maori Second
Terris, John Labour Western Hutt Third
Tirikatene-Sullivan, Whetu Labour Southern Maori Seventh
Tizard, Bob Labour Panmure Ninth
Townshend, Bruce National Kaimai Third
Upton, Simon National Raglan Second
Wall, Gerard Labour Porirua Fifth
Wallbank, Allan Labour Gisborne First
Wellington, Merv National Papakura Fourth
Wetere, Koro Labour Western Maori Sixth
Wilde, Fran Labour Wellington Central Second
Woollaston, Philip Labour Nelson Second
Young, Trevor Labour Eastern Hutt Sixth
Young, Venn National Waitotara Seventh

[edit] Changes during term

  • 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.