40th New Zealand Parliament

40th Parliament of New Zealand
39th Parliament 41st Parliament
Overview
Legislative bodyNew Zealand Parliament
Term6 April 1982 – 14 June 1984
Election1981 New Zealand general election
GovernmentThird National Government
House of Representatives
Members92
Speaker of the HouseRichard Harrison
Leader of the HouseDavid Thomson
Prime MinisterRobert Muldoon
Leader of the OppositionDavid Lange
Bill Rowling until 3 February 1983
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor-GeneralDavid Beattie
Sessions
1st6 April 1982 – 17 December 1982
2nd7 April 1983 – 16 December 1983
3rd31 May 1984 – 14 June 1984

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.