# 41st New Zealand Parliament

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, nicknamed Rogernomics, 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 Māori electorates.

## Overview of seats

The table below shows the number of MPs in each party following the 1984 election and at dissolution:
| Affiliation | Affiliation | Members | Members |
| Affiliation | Affiliation | At 1984 election | At dissolution |
| | Labour | 56 | 55 |
| 55 ||
| | National | 37 | 38 |
| | Social Credit | 2 | 2 |
| Opposition total | Opposition total | 39 | 40 |
| Total | Total | 95 | 95 |
| 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 41st Parliament

The tables below shows the results of the 1984 general election:
Key
| National | Labour | NZ Party |
| Social Credit | Mana Motuhake | Independent |
Electorate results for the 1984 New Zealand general election. :
| Electorate | Incumbent | Incumbent | Winner | Winner | Majority | Runner up |
| General electorates ||||||||
| Ashburton | | Rob Talbot | Rob Talbot | Rob Talbot | 472 | Geoff Stone |
| Auckland Central | | Richard Prebble | Richard Prebble | Richard Prebble | 8,876 | Maureen Eardley-Wilmot |
| Avon | | Mary Batchelor | Mary Batchelor | Mary Batchelor | 7,771 | Andrew Cowie |
| Awarua | | Rex Austin | Rex Austin | Rex Austin | 384 | Barry Rait |
| Bay of Islands | | Neill Austin | Neill Austin | Neill Austin | 3,298 | Les Hunter |
| Birkenhead | | Jim McLay | Jim McLay | Jim McLay | 1,717 | John Course |
| Christchurch Central | | Geoffrey Palmer | Geoffrey Palmer | Geoffrey Palmer | 8,508 | Tony Willy |
| Christchurch North | New electorate | New electorate | | Mike Moore | 5,728 | David Dumergue |
| Clutha | | Robin Gray | Robin Gray | Robin Gray | 4,522 | M J Sheppard |
| Dunedin North | | Stan Rodger | Stan Rodger | Stan Rodger | 5,129 | Barbara Henderson |
| Dunedin West | New electorate | New electorate | | Clive Matthewson | 6,011 | Derek Russell |
| East Cape | | Duncan MacIntyre | | Anne Fraser | 755 | Robyn J. Leeming |
| East Coast Bays | | Gary Knapp | Gary Knapp | Gary Knapp | 2,020 | Murray McCully |
| Eastern Hutt | | Trevor Young | Trevor Young | Trevor Young | 6,005 | Joy McLauchlan |
| Eden | | Aussie Malcolm | | Richard Northey | 2,306 | Aussie Malcolm |
| Fendalton | | Philip Burdon | Philip Burdon | Philip Burdon | 1,457 | Murray Dobson |
| Franklin | New electorate | New electorate | | Bill Birch | 5,210 | Roy Haywood |
| Gisborne | | Bob Bell | | Allan Wallbank | 2,168 | Bob Bell |
| Glenfield | New electorate | New electorate | | Judy Keall | 809 | David Schnauer |
| Hamilton East | | Ian Shearer | | Bill Dillon | 1,100 | Ian Shearer |
| Hamilton West | | Mike Minogue | | Trevor Mallard | 803 | Mike Minogue |
| Hastings | | David Butcher | David Butcher | David Butcher | 4,273 | Peter Brown |
| Hauraki | | Graeme Lee | Graeme Lee | Graeme Lee | 3,432 | Alisdair Thompson |
| Hawke's Bay | | Richard Harrison | | Bill Sutton | 974 | Richard Harrison |
| Heretaunga | | Bill Jeffries | Bill Jeffries | Bill Jeffries | 4,537 | Anna MacFarlane |
| Horowhenua | | Geoff Thompson | | Annette King | 447 | Geoff Thompson |
| Invercargill | | Norman Jones | Norman Jones | Norman Jones | 1,279 | Dougal Soper |
| Island Bay | | Frank O'Flynn | Frank O'Flynn | Frank O'Flynn | 6,007 | John Kananghinis |
| Kaimai | | Bruce Townshend | Bruce Townshend | Bruce Townshend | 3,696 | Leslie Dickson |
| Kaipara | | Peter Wilkinson | | Lockwood Smith | 5,564 | Bill Campbell |
| Kapiti | | Margaret Shields | Margaret Shields | Margaret Shields | 4,514 | June Oakley |
| King Country | | Jim Bolger | Jim Bolger | Jim Bolger | 5,617 | James Edward Simons |
| Lyttelton | | Ann Hercus | Ann Hercus | Ann Hercus | 4,963 | Doug Graham |
| Manawatu | | Michael Cox | Michael Cox | Michael Cox | 420 | Dave Alton |
| Mangere | | David Lange | David Lange | David Lange | 8,375 | Peter Saunders |
| Manurewa | | Roger Douglas | Roger Douglas | Roger Douglas | 4,933 | Stuart Leenstra |
| Marlborough | | Doug Kidd | Doug Kidd | Doug Kidd | 612 | George MacDonald |
| Matamata | | Jack Luxton | Jack Luxton | Jack Luxton | 5,785 | Ross Clow |
| Miramar | | Peter Neilsen | Peter Neilsen | Peter Neilsen | 3,499 | Don Crosbie |
| Mt Albert | | Helen Clark | Helen Clark | Helen Clark | 6,207 | Rod Cavanagh |
| Napier | | Geoff Braybrooke | Geoff Braybrooke | Geoff Braybrooke | 6,399 | M P Liddell |
| Nelson | | Philip Woollaston | Philip Woollaston | Philip Woollaston | 3,678 | Mel Courtney |
| New Lynn | | Jonathan Hunt | Jonathan Hunt | Jonathan Hunt | 6,340 | Ron Hanson |
| New Plymouth | | Tony Friedlander | Tony Friedlander | Tony Friedlander | 269 | Ida Gaskin |
| North Shore | | George Gair | George Gair | George Gair | 3,710 | Peter Harris |
| Ohariu | | Hugh Templeton | | Peter Dunne | 1,371 | Hugh Templeton |
| Onehunga | | Fred Gerbic | Fred Gerbic | Fred Gerbic | 4,508 | Carol Freeman |
| Otago | | Warren Cooper | Warren Cooper | Warren Cooper | 1,375 | David Polson |
| Otara | New electorate | New electorate | | Colin Moyle | 6,519 | Taua Michael Tafua |
| Pahiatua | | John Falloon | John Falloon | John Falloon | 5,478 | Malcolm Brazendale |
| Pakuranga | | Pat Hunt | | Neil Morrison | 172 | Pat Hunt |
| Palmerston North | | Trevor de Cleene | Trevor de Cleene | Trevor de Cleene | 3,033 | Colleen Singleton |
| Panmure | New electorate | New electorate | | Bob Tizard | 5,979 | Carolyn Tedesco |
| Papakura | | Merv Wellington | Merv Wellington | Merv Wellington | 1,447 | Lynn John |
| Papatoetoe | | Eddie Isbey | Eddie Isbey | Eddie Isbey | 2,996 | Peter O'Brien |
| Pencarrow | | Fraser Colman | Fraser Colman | Fraser Colman | 5,418 | Barry Cranston |
| Porirua | | Gerry Wall | Gerry Wall | Gerry Wall | 5,418 | A L Gadsby |
| Raglan | New electorate | New electorate | | Simon Upton | 1,976 | Linda Holmes |
| Rangiora | | Derek Quigley | | Jim Gerard | 346 | Brian Tomlinson |
| Rangitikei | | Bruce Beetham | | Denis Marshall | 504 | Bruce Beetham |
| Remuera | | Allan Highet | | Doug Graham | 3,483 | Kenneth Sandford |
| Rodney | New electorate | New electorate | | Don McKinnon | 3,876 | Brian Dent |
| Roskill | | Phil Goff | Phil Goff | Phil Goff | 4,208 | Chris Knowles |
| Rotorua | | Paul East | Paul East | Paul East | 811 | Brian Arps |
| St Albans | | David Caygill | David Caygill | David Caygill | 6,172 | Ian Wilson |
| St Kilda | | Michael Cullen | Michael Cullen | Michael Cullen | 5,594 | Stewart Clark |
| Selwyn | | Ruth Richardson | Ruth Richardson | Ruth Richardson | 3,829 | Charles Manning |
| Sydenham | | John Kirk | | Jim Anderton | 7,255 | Pat Bonisch |
| Tamaki | | Robert Muldoon | Robert Muldoon | Robert Muldoon | 3,758 | Robin Tulloch |
| Taranaki | | David Thomson | | Roger Maxwell | 6,013 | Graeme Waters |
| Tarawera | | Ian McLean | Ian McLean | Ian McLean | 3,377 | Malcolm Moore |
| Tasman | | Bill Rowling | | Ken Shirley | 1,854 | Gerald Hunt |
| Tauranga | | Keith Allen | | Winston Peters | 4,912 | David Parlour |
| Te Atatu | | Michael Bassett | Michael Bassett | Michael Bassett | 4,991 | Frank Diment |
| Timaru | | Basil Arthur | Basil Arthur | Basil Arthur | 2,219 | Maurice McTigue |
| Tongariro | New electorate | New electorate | | Noel Scott | 3,870 | Nelson Rangi |
| Waikaremoana | New electorate | New electorate | | Roger McClay | 1,737 | John Harré |
| Waikato | | Simon Upton | | Rob Storey | 1,658 | Peter Cleave |
| Waipa | | Marilyn Waring | | Katherine O'Regan | 5,667 | Anthony H. Allen |
| Wairarapa | | Ben Couch | | Reg Boorman | 394 | Ben Couch |
| Waitakere | | Ralph Maxwell | Ralph Maxwell | Ralph Maxwell | 4,474 | John McIntosh |
| Waitaki | | Jonathan Elworthy | | Jim Sutton | 561 | Jonathan Elworthy |
| Waitotara | | Venn Young | Venn Young | Venn Young | 3,314 | Stuart Perry |
| Wallace | | Derek Angus | Derek Angus | Derek Angus | 5,663 | Calvin Fisher |
| Wanganui | | Russell Marshall | Russell Marshall | Russell Marshall | 3,918 | Terry Heffernan |
| Wellington Central | | Fran Wilde | Fran Wilde | Fran Wilde | 4,116 | Rosemary Young-Rouse |
| West Auckland | New electorate | New electorate | | Jack Elder | 2,229 | Dail Jones |
| West Coast | | Kerry Burke | Kerry Burke | Kerry Burke | 4,293 | John Bateman |
| Western Hutt | | John Terris | John Terris | John Terris | 4,348 | John Tanner |
| Whangarei | | John Banks | John Banks | John Banks | 2,003 | Barbara Magner |
| Yaldhurst | | Mick Connelly | | Margaret Austin | 2,970 | Howard Joseph |
| Māori electorates ||||||||
| Eastern Maori | | Peter Tapsell | Peter Tapsell | Peter Tapsell | 11,230 | Barry Kiwara |
| Northern Maori | | Bruce Gregory | Bruce Gregory | Bruce Gregory | 7,688 | Matiu Rata |
| Southern Maori | | Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan | Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan | Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan | 10,495 | Amster Reedy |
| Western Maori | | Koro Wētere | Koro Wētere | Koro Wētere | 10,110 | Bill Katene |
Table footnotes:
* ↑ The candidate Doug Graham who contested the Lyttelton electorate for National is a different person from Doug Graham, who contested and won the Remuera seat.
* ↑ Bob Jones came third for the New Zealand Party in Ohariu
* ↑ In July 1983 Kirk said he would not stand in 1984: when Anderton was selected for Sydenham, Kirk (a Lange supporter) withdrew from the Labour caucus and was suspended by Labour, becoming an independent

## By-elections during 41st Parliament

There were a number of changes during the term of the 41st Parliament.
| Electorate and by-election | Electorate and by-election | Date | Incumbent | Incumbent | Cause | Winner | Winner |
| Timaru | 1985 | 15 June | | Sir Basil Arthur | Death | | Maurice McTigue |

### Summary of 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.