92 seats in the Parliament 47 seats needed for a majority
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Robert Muldoon
Bill Rowling
Bruce Beetham
Party
National
Labour
Social Credit
Leader since
9 July 1974
6 September 1974
14 May 1972
Leader's seat
Tamaki
Tasman
Rangitīkei
Last election
55 seats, 47.6%
32 seats, 39.6%
0 seats, 7.4%
Seats before
54
32
1
Seats won
51
40
1
Seat change
3
8
Popular vote
680,991
691,076
274,756
Percentage
39.8%
40.4%
16.1%
Swing
7.8%
0.8%
8.7%
Results by electorate, shaded by winning margin
Prime Minister before election
Robert Muldoon
National
Subsequent Prime Minister
Robert Muldoon
National
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