40th New Zealand Parliament
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The 40th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. Its composition was determined by the 1981 elections, and it sat until the 1984 elections.
The 40th Parliament was the third and final term of the third National Party government. Robert Muldoon, who served as both Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, remained in power. The Labour Party, led by former Prime Minister Bill Rowling, had made significant gains (actually winning the largest portion of the popular vote), but remained in opposition. The Social Credit Party was the only other opposition party in the 40th Parliament, holding two seats.
The 40th Parliament consisted of ninety-two representatives, the same as in the previous election. All of these representatives were chosen by single-member geographical electorates, including four special Māori electorates.
[edit] Electoral boundaries for the 40th Parliament
[edit] Initial composition of the 41st Parliament
| MP | Party | Electorate | MP's term |
| Allen, Keith | National | Tauranga | Fourth |
| Angus, Derek | National | Wallace | First |
| Arthur, Basil | Labour | Timaru | Eighth |
| Austin, Neill | National | Bay of Islands | Third |
| Austin, Rex | National | Awarua | Third |
| Banks, John | National | Whangarei | First |
| Bassett, Michael | Labour | Te Atatu | Fourth |
| Batchelor, Mary | Labour | Avon | Fourth |
| Beetham, Bruce | Social Credit | Rangitikei | Third |
| Bell, Bob | National | Gisborne | Third |
| Birch, Bill | National | Rangiriri | Fourth |
| Bolger, Jim | National | King Country | Fourth |
| Braybrooke, Geoff | Labour | Napier | First |
| Burdon, Philip | National | Fendalton | First |
| Burke, Kerry | Labour | West Coast | Third |
| Butcher, David | Labour | Hastings | Second |
| Caygill, David | Labour | St Albans | Second |
| Clark, Helen | Labour | Mt Albert | First |
| Cooper, Warren | National | Otago | Third |
| Colman, Fraser | Labour | Pencarrow | Sixth |
| Connelly, Mick | Labour | Yaldhurst | Tenth |
| Cox, Michael | National | Manawatu | Second |
| Couch, Ben | National | Wairarapa | Third |
| Cullen, Michael | Labour | St Kilda | First |
| de Cleene, Trevor | Labour | Palmerston North | First |
| Douglas, Roger | Labour | Manurewa | Second |
| East, Paul | National | Rotorua | Second |
| Elworthy, Jonathan | National | Waitaki | Third |
| Falloon, John | National | Pahiatua | Third |
| Friedlander, Tony | National | New Plymouth | Third |
| Gair, George | National | North Shore | Sixth |
| Gerbic, Fred | Labour | Onehunga | Second |
| Goff, Phil | Labour | Roskill | First |
| Gray, Robin | National | Clutha | Second |
| Gregory, Bruce | Labour | Northern Maori | First |
| Harrison, Richard | National | Hawkes Bay | Seventh |
| Hercus, Ann | Labour | Lyttelton | Second |
| Highet, Allan | National | Remuera | Sixth |
| Hunt, Jonathan | Labour | New Lynn | Sixth |
| Hunt, Pat | National | Pakuranga | Second |
| Isbey, Eddie | Labour | Papatoetoe | Fifth |
| Jeffries, Bill | Labour | Heretaunga | First |
| Jones, Dail | National | Helensville | Third |
| Jones, Norm | National | Invercargill | Third |
| Kidd, Doug | National | Marlborough | Second |
| Kirk, John | Labour | Sydenham | Fourth |
| Knapp, Gary | Social Credit | East Coast Bays | Second |
| Lange, David | Labour | Mangere | Third |
| Lee, Graeme | National | Hauraki | First |
| Luxton, Jack | National | Matamata | Sixth |
| MacDonell, Brian | Labour | Dunedin Central | Seventh |
| MacIntyre, Duncan | National | East Cape | Seventh |
| Malcolm, Aussie | National | Eden | Third |
| Marshall, Russell | Labour | Wanganui | Third |
| Maxwell, Ralph | Labour | Waitakere | Second |
| McClay, Roger | National | Taupo | First |
| McKinnon, Don | National | Albany | Second |
| McLay, Jim | National | Birkenhead | Third |
| McLean, Ian | National | Tarawera | Second |
| Minogue, Mike | National | Hamilton West | Third |
| Moore, Mike | Labour | Papanui | Third |
| Moyle, Colin | Labour | Hunua | First |
| Muldoon, Robert | National | Tamaki | Eighth |
| Neilson, Peter | Labour | Miramar | First |
| O'Flynn, Frank | Labour | Island Bay | Second |
| Palmer, Geoffrey | Labour | Christchurch Central | Second |
| Prebble, Richard | Labour | Auckland Central | Third |
| Quigley, Derek | National | Rangiora | Third |
| Richardson, Ruth | National | Selwyn | First |
| Rodger, Stan | Labour | Dunedin North | Second |
| Rowling, Bill | Labour | Tasman | Eighth |
| Shearer, Ian | National | Hamilton East | Third |
| Shields, Margaret | Labour | Kapiti | First |
| Talbot, Rob | National | Ashburton | Sixth |
| Tapsell, Peter | Labour | Eastern Maori | First |
| Templeton, Hugh | National | Ohariu | Fourth |
| Terris, John | Labour | Western Hutt | Second |
| Thompson, Geoff | National | Horowhenua | Second |
| Thomson, David | National | Taranaki | Seventh |
| Tirikatene-Sullivan, Whetu | Labour | Southern Maori | Sixth |
| Tizard, Bob | Labour | Otahuhu | Eighth |
| Townshend, Bruce | National | Kaimai | Second |
| Upton, Simon | National | Waikato | First |
| Wall, Gerard | Labour | Porirua | Fourth |
| Waring, Marilyn | National | Waipa | Third |
| Wellington, Merv | National | Papakura | Third |
| Wetere, Koro | Labour | Western Maori | Fifth |
| Wilde, Fran | Labour | Wellington Central | First |
| Wilkinson, Peter | National | Kaipara | Fifth |
| Woollaston, Philip | Labour | Nelson | First |
| Young, Trevor | Labour | Eastern Hutt | Fifth |
| Young, Venn | National | Waitotara | Sixth |
