# 42nd New Zealand Parliament

The 42nd New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. Its composition was determined by the 1987 election, and it sat until the 1990 election.
The 42nd Parliament was the second (and final) term of the controversial fourth Labour Party government. Initially, the only other party in the 42nd Parliament was the National Party, with the Democratic Party having lost the two seats it held in the 41st Parliament. Later, a dissident Labour MP, Jim Anderton, would found the NewLabour Party in 1989. Due to internal disputes within the Labour Party, there were three Prime Ministers during the 42nd Parliament: David Lange, Geoffrey Palmer, and Mike Moore.
The 42nd Parliament consisted of ninety-seven representatives. At the time, this was the highest number of representatives that Parliament had had, although it would later be exceeded. All of these representatives were chosen by single-member geographical electorates, including four Māori electorates.

## Overview of seats

The table below shows the number of MPs in each party following the 1987 election and at dissolution:
| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members | Members |
| Affiliation | Affiliation | At 1987 election | At dissolution |
| | Labour | 57 | 56 |
| 56 ||
| | National | 40 | 40 |
| | NewLabour | Not yet founded | 1 |
| Opposition total | Opposition total | 40 | 41 |
| Total | Total | 97 | 97 |
| Working Government majority | Working Government majority | 17 | 15 |
Notes
* The Working Government majority is calculated as all Government MPs less all other parties.

## Initial composition of the 42nd Parliament

The tables below shows the results of the 1987 general election:
Key
Labour  National  Democrats  Mana Motuhake
Electorate results for the 1987 New Zealand general election :
| Electorate | Incumbent | Incumbent | Winner | Winner | Majority | Runner up |
| General electorates ||||||||
| Albany | New electorate | New electorate | | Don McKinnon | 1,658 | Chris Carter |
| Ashburton | | Rob Talbot | | Jenny Shipley | 4,935 | Ian Maxwell |
| Auckland Central | | Richard Prebble | Richard Prebble | Richard Prebble | 7,355 | Stephen Mayer |
| Avon | | Mary Batchelor | | Larry Sutherland | 6,322 | Wendy Rush |
| Awarua | | Rex Austin | | Jeff Grant | 2,480 | Heather Simpson |
| Bay of Islands | | Neill Austin | | John Carter | 2,123 | Chris Robertson |
| Birkenhead | | Jim McLay | | Jenny Kirk | 2,220 | Barry Gustafson |
| Christchurch Central | | Geoffrey Palmer | Geoffrey Palmer | Geoffrey Palmer | 6,805 | Graham Burnett |
| Christchurch North | | Mike Moore | Mike Moore | Mike Moore | 4,698 | Brendan McNeill |
| Clevedon | New electorate | New electorate | | Warren Kyd | 827 | Lee Goffin |
| Clutha | | Robin Gray | Robin Gray | Robin Gray | 5,541 | Holly Russell |
| Coromandel | New electorate | New electorate | | Graeme Lee | 3,765 | Alasdair Thompson |
| Dunedin North | | Stan Rodger | Stan Rodger | Stan Rodger | 6,534 | Sean Davison |
| Dunedin West | | Clive Matthewson | Clive Matthewson | Clive Matthewson | 4,547 | Ian McMeeking |
| East Cape | | Anne Fraser | Anne Fraser | Anne Fraser | 246 | Wira Gardiner |
| East Coast Bays | | Gary Knapp | | Murray McCully | 311 | Gary Knapp |
| Eastern Hutt | | Trevor Young | Trevor Young | Trevor Young | 4,740 | Penn Pattison |
| Eden | | Richard Northey | Richard Northey | Richard Northey | 3,404 | Hiwi Tauroa |
| Fendalton | | Philip Burdon | Philip Burdon | Philip Burdon | 311 | Neil Cherry |
| Gisborne | | Allan Wallbank | Allan Wallbank | Allan Wallbank | 2,759 | Georgina Tattersfield |
| Glenfield | | Judy Keall | Judy Keall | Judy Keall | 1,900 | David Schnauer |
| Hamilton East | | Bill Dillon | Bill Dillon | Bill Dillon | 1,671 | Sandra Shearer |
| Hamilton West | | Trevor Mallard | Trevor Mallard | Trevor Mallard | 1,235 | Doug Simes |
| Hastings | | David Butcher | David Butcher | David Butcher | 2,307 | Jeff Whittaker |
| Hawkes Bay | | Bill Sutton | Bill Sutton | Bill Sutton | 859 | Michael Laws |
| Heretaunga | | Bill Jeffries | Bill Jeffries | Bill Jeffries | 2,554 | John Allen |
| Hobson | New electorate | New electorate | | Ross Meurant | 4,998 | I J Melville |
| Horowhenua | | Annette King | Annette King | Annette King | 1,550 | Geoff Thompson |
| Invercargill | | Norman Jones | | Rob Munro | 552 | David Soper |
| Island Bay | | Frank O'Flynn | | Elizabeth Tennet | 7,313 | Sandra Clarke |
| Kaimai | | Bruce Townshend | | Robert Anderson | 2,307 | Henry Uttinger |
| Kaipara | | Lockwood Smith | Lockwood Smith | Lockwood Smith | 5,797 | Irene Hutchings |
| Kapiti | | Margaret Shields | Margaret Shields | Margaret Shields | 2,760 | Roger Sowry |
| King Country | | Jim Bolger | Jim Bolger | Jim Bolger | 5,954 | Leo Menefy |
| Lyttelton | | Ann Hercus | | Peter Simpson | 3,733 | Philip Hall |
| Manawatu | | Michael Cox | | David Robinson | 131 | Michael Cox |
| Mangere | | David Lange | David Lange | David Lange | 6,019 | Ron Jeffery |
| Manurewa | | Roger Douglas | Roger Douglas | Roger Douglas | 3,052 | George Cunningham |
| Maramarua | New electorate | New electorate | | Bill Birch | 5,729 | Brian Dent |
| Marlborough | | Doug Kidd | Doug Kidd | Doug Kidd | 2,402 | Barbara Hutchison |
| Matamata | | Jack Luxton | | John Luxton | 6,926 | D W McGregor |
| Miramar | | Peter Neilsen | Peter Neilsen | Peter Neilsen | 4,061 | Ian Macfarlane |
| Mount Albert | | Helen Clark | Helen Clark | Helen Clark | 5,337 | Rob Wheeler |
| Napier | | Geoff Braybrooke | Geoff Braybrooke | Geoff Braybrooke | 5,425 | Ashley Church |
| Nelson | | Philip Woollaston | Philip Woollaston | Philip Woollaston | 5,467 | Bob Straight |
| New Lynn | | Jonathan Hunt | Jonathan Hunt | Jonathan Hunt | 4,369 | Dick Berry |
| New Plymouth | | Tony Friedlander | | Harry Duynhoven | 337 | Tony Friedlander |
| North Shore | | George Gair | George Gair | George Gair | 920 | Graeme Ransom |
| Ohariu | | Peter Dunne | Peter Dunne | Peter Dunne | 4,492 | David Lloyd |
| Onehunga | | Fred Gerbic | Fred Gerbic | Fred Gerbic | 3,329 | Andrew Stanley |
| Otago | | Warren Cooper | Warren Cooper | Warren Cooper | 1,961 | Calvin Fisher |
| Otara | | Colin Moyle | Colin Moyle | Colin Moyle | 2,409 | Trevor Rogers |
| Pahiatua | | John Falloon | John Falloon | John Falloon | 2,083 | Margo Martindale |
| Pakuranga | | Neil Morrison | | Maurice Williamson | 2,018 | Neil Morrison |
| Palmerston North | | Trevor de Cleene | Trevor de Cleene | Trevor de Cleene | 3,237 | Paul Curry |
| Panmure | | Bob Tizard | Bob Tizard | Bob Tizard | 4,247 | T J C Elliott |
| Papakura | | Merv Wellington | Merv Wellington | Merv Wellington | 2,894 | Geoff Summers |
| Papatoetoe | | Eddie Isbey | | Ross Robertson | 2,689 | Howard Martin |
| Pencarrow | | Fraser Colman | | Sonja Davies | 1,851 | Andrew Harvey |
| Porirua | | Gerry Wall | | Graham Kelly | 3,531 | A L Gadsby |
| Raglan | | Simon Upton | Simon Upton | Simon Upton | 3,271 | Olivia Scarletti-Longley |
| Rangiora | | Jim Gerard | Jim Gerard | Jim Gerard | 2,132 | Chris Constable |
| Rangitikei | | Denis Marshall | Denis Marshall | Denis Marshall | 4,039 | Bruce Beetham |
| Remuera | | Doug Graham | Doug Graham | Doug Graham | 406 | Judith Tizard |
| Roskill | | Phil Goff | Phil Goff | Phil Goff | 2,437 | Bob Foulkes |
| Rotorua | | Paul East | Paul East | Paul East | 2,425 | Rosemary Michie |
| St Albans | | David Caygill | David Caygill | David Caygill | 4,521 | Andrew Cowie |
| St Kilda | | Michael Cullen | Michael Cullen | Michael Cullen | 5,692 | Lyndon Weggery |
| Selwyn | | Ruth Richardson | Ruth Richardson | Ruth Richardson | 2,962 | Bill Woods |
| Sydenham | | Jim Anderton | Jim Anderton | Jim Anderton | 6,436 | Judith Harrington |
| Tamaki | | Robert Muldoon | Robert Muldoon | Robert Muldoon | 1,947 | Carl Harding |
| Taranaki | | Roger Maxwell | Roger Maxwell | Roger Maxwell | 6,313 | Patrick Jackson |
| Tarawera | | Ian McLean | Ian McLean | Ian McLean | 3,577 | Malcolm Moore |
| Tasman | | Ken Shirley | Ken Shirley | Ken Shirley | 1,012 | Gerald Hunt |
| Tauranga | | Winston Peters | Winston Peters | Winston Peters | 2,451 | Jenny Seddon |
| Te Atatu | | Michael Bassett | Michael Bassett | Michael Bassett | 2,249 | Brian Neeson |
| Timaru | | Maurice McTigue | Maurice McTigue | Maurice McTigue | 857 | Gary Clarke |
| Titirangi | New electorate | New electorate | | Ralph Maxwell | 3,954 | John McIntosh |
| Tongariro | | Noel Scott | Noel Scott | Noel Scott | 2,370 | Ian Peters |
| Waikaremoana | | Roger McClay | Roger McClay | Roger McClay | 3,810 | T K Stewart |
| Waikato | | Rob Storey | Rob Storey | Rob Storey | 4,155 | Bruce Raitt |
| Waipa | | Katherine O'Regan | Katherine O'Regan | Katherine O'Regan | 6,303 | L F Holmes |
| Wairarapa | | Reg Boorman | | Wyatt Creech | 34 | Reg Boorman |
| Waitaki | | Jim Sutton | Jim Sutton | Jim Sutton | 89 | Duncan Taylor |
| Waitotara | | Venn Young | Venn Young | Venn Young | 5,949 | Rachel Stewart |
| Wallace | | Derek Angus | Derek Angus | Derek Angus | 7,594 | Barry Julian |
| Wanganui | | Russell Marshall | Russell Marshall | Russell Marshall | 248 | Terry Heffernan |
| Wellington Central | | Fran Wilde | Fran Wilde | Fran Wilde | 5,191 | John Feast |
| West Auckland | | Jack Elder | Jack Elder | Jack Elder | 2,844 | Ben Couch |
| West Coast | | Kerry Burke | Kerry Burke | Kerry Burke | 1,480 | Gordon Garwood |
| Western Hutt | | John Terris | John Terris | John Terris | 3,548 | Joy McLauchlan |
| Whangārei | | John Banks | John Banks | John Banks | 3,687 | Edna Tait |
| Yaldhurst | | Margaret Austin | Margaret Austin | Margaret Austin | 2,542 | James Bacon |
| Māori electorates ||||||||
| Eastern Maori | | Peter Tapsell | Peter Tapsell | Peter Tapsell | 8,696 | Amster Reedy |
| Northern Maori | | Bruce Gregory | Bruce Gregory | Bruce Gregory | 3,529 | Matiu Rata |
| Southern Maori | | Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan | Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan | Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan | 8,848 | Tikirau Stevens |
| Western Maori | | Koro Wētere | Koro Wētere | Koro Wētere | 8,129 | Eva Rickard |
Table footnotes:
* ↑ Cox was first on election night for Manawatu, but lost when special votes were included
* ↑ Jim Anderton defected to New Labour in 1989.
* ↑ Creech was declared elected by the High Court after an Electoral Petition

## Changes during term

There were no by-elections held during the term of the 42nd Parliament.
* Jim Anderton, the Labour MP for Sydenham, quit the Labour Party in protest in 1989 over the economic reforms, known as Rogernomics, of Roger Douglas, the Minister of Finance. He established the NewLabour Party.