87 seats in the Parliament 44 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Leader
Robert Muldoon
Bill Rowling
Party
National
Labour
Leader since
9 July 1974
6 September 1974
Leader's seat
Tamaki
Tasman
Last election
32 seats, 41.5%
55 seats, 48.4%
Seats won
55
32
Seat change
23
23
Popular vote
763,136
634,453
Percentage
47.6%
39.6%
Swing
6.1%
8.8%
Results of the election.
Prime Minister before election
Bill Rowling
Labour
Subsequent Prime Minister
Robert Muldoon
National
The 1975 New Zealand general election was held on 29 November to elect MPs to the 38th session of the New Zealand Parliament. It was the first general election in New Zealand where 18- to 20-year-olds[1] and all permanent residents of New Zealand were eligible to vote, although only citizens were able to be elected.
The National Party, led by Rob Muldoon, won 55 of the 87 seats over the Labour Party, led by Bill Rowling, in a landslide. The election saw the defeat of the Third Labour Government after only three years in office and the formation of the Third National Government. As of 2023, this is the most recent election where a government was voted out after one term.
^Levine & Lodge 1976, p. ?.
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