40th New Zealand Parliament
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use New Zealand English Template:Infobox legislative term The 40th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. Its composition was determined by the 1981 election, and it sat until the 1984 election.
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.
Electoral boundaries for the 40th Parliament
Overview of seats
The table below shows the number of MPs in each party following the 1981 election and at dissolution:
| Affiliation | Members | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| At 1981 election | At dissolution | ||
| Template:Party name with color | 47 | 47 | |
| Government total | |||
| Template:Party name with color | 43 | 43 | |
| Template:Party name with color | 2 | 2 | |
| Government total | 45 | 45 | |
| Total |
92 | 92 | |
| Working Government majority | 2 | 2 | |
Notes
- The Working Government majority is calculated as all Government MPs less all other parties.
Initial composition of the 40th Parliament
{{#section:1981 New Zealand general election|Electorate results}}
There were no by-elections held during the term of the 40th Parliament.