40th New Zealand Parliament

The 40th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. Its composition was determined by the 1981 elections, and it sat until the 1984 elections.

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

Initial composition of the 40th Parliament

Name	Party	Electorate	Term
Allen, Keith	National	Tauranga	Fourth
Angus, Derek	National	Wallace	First
Arthur, Basil	Labour	Timaru	Eighth
Austin, Neill	National	Bay of Islands	Third
Austin, Rex	National	Awarua	Third
Banks, John	National	Whangarei	First
Bassett, Michael	Labour	Te Atatu	Fourth
Batchelor, Mary	Labour	Avon	Fourth
Beetham, Bruce	Social Credit	Rangitikei	Third
Bell, Bob	National	Gisborne	Third
Birch, Bill	National	Rangiriri	Fourth
Bolger, Jim	National	King Country	Fourth
Braybrooke, Geoff	Labour	Napier	First
Burdon, Philip	National	Fendalton	First
Burke, Kerry	Labour	West Coast	Third
Butcher, David	Labour	Hastings	Second
Caygill, David	Labour	St Albans	Second
Clark, Helen	Labour	Mt Albert	First
Cooper, Warren	National	Otago	Third
Colman, Fraser	Labour	Pencarrow	Sixth
Connelly, Mick	Labour	Yaldhurst	Tenth
Cox, Michael	National	Manawatu	Second
Couch, Ben	National	Wairarapa	Third
Cullen, Michael	Labour	St Kilda	First
de Cleene, Trevor	Labour	Palmerston North	First
Douglas, Roger	Labour	Manurewa	Second
East, Paul	National	Rotorua	Second
Elworthy, Jonathan	National	Waitaki	Third
Falloon, John	National	Pahiatua	Third
Friedlander, Tony	National	New Plymouth	Third
Gair, George	National	North Shore	Sixth
Gerbic, Fred	Labour	Onehunga	Second
Goff, Phil	Labour	Roskill	First
Gray, Robin	National	Clutha	Second
Gregory, Bruce	Labour	Northern Maori	First
Harrison, Richard	National	Hawkes Bay	Seventh
Hercus, Ann	Labour	Lyttelton	Second
Highet, Allan	National	Remuera	Sixth
Hunt, Jonathan	Labour	New Lynn	Sixth
Hunt, Pat	National	Pakuranga	Second
Isbey, Eddie	Labour	Papatoetoe	Fifth
Jeffries, Bill	Labour	Heretaunga	First
Jones, Dail	National	Helensville	Third
Jones, Norm	National	Invercargill	Third
Kidd, Doug	National	Marlborough	Second
Kirk, John	Labour	Sydenham	Fourth
Knapp, Gary	Social Credit	East Coast Bays	Second
Lange, David	Labour	Mangere	Third
Lee, Graeme	National	Hauraki	First
Luxton, Jack	National	Matamata	Sixth
MacDonell, Brian	Labour	Dunedin Central	Seventh
MacIntyre, Duncan	National	East Cape	Seventh
Malcolm, Aussie	National	Eden	Third
Marshall, Russell	Labour	Wanganui	Third
Maxwell, Ralph	Labour	Waitakere	Second
McClay, Roger	National	Taupo	First
McKinnon, Don	National	Albany	Second
McLay, Jim	National	Birkenhead	Third
McLean, Ian	National	Tarawera	Second
Minogue, Mike	National	Hamilton West	Third
Moore, Mike	Labour	Papanui	Third
Moyle, Colin	Labour	Hunua	First
Muldoon, Robert	National	Tamaki	Eighth
Neilson, Peter	Labour	Miramar	First
O'Flynn, Frank	Labour	Island Bay	Second
Palmer, Geoffrey	Labour	Christchurch Central	Second
Prebble, Richard	Labour	Auckland Central	Third
Quigley, Derek	National	Rangiora	Third
Richardson, Ruth	National	Selwyn	First
Rodger, Stan	Labour	Dunedin North	Second
Rowling, Bill	Labour	Tasman	Eighth
Shearer, Ian	National	Hamilton East	Third
Shields, Margaret	Labour	Kapiti	First
Talbot, Rob	National	Ashburton	Sixth
Tapsell, Peter	Labour	Eastern Maori	First
Templeton, Hugh	National	Ohariu	Fourth
Terris, John	Labour	Western Hutt	Second
Thompson, Geoff	National	Horowhenua	Second
Thomson, David	National	Taranaki	Seventh
Tirikatene-Sullivan, Whetu	Labour	Southern Maori	Sixth
Tizard, Bob	Labour	Otahuhu	Eighth
Townshend, Bruce	National	Kaimai	Second
Upton, Simon	National	Waikato	First
Wall, Gerard	Labour	Porirua	Fourth
Waring, Marilyn	National	Waipa	Third
Wellington, Merv	National	Papakura	Third
Wetere, Koro	Labour	Western Maori	Fifth
Wilde, Fran	Labour	Wellington Central	First
Wilkinson, Peter	National	Kaipara	Fifth
Woollaston, Philip	Labour	Nelson	First
Young, Trevor	Labour	Eastern Hutt	Fifth
Young, Venn	National	Waitotara	Sixth

There were no by-elections held during the term of the 40th Parliament.