41st New Zealand Parliament

41st Parliament of New Zealand
40th Parliament 42nd Parliament
Overview
Legislative bodyNew Zealand Parliament
Term15 August 1984 – 29 July 1987
Election1984 New Zealand general election
GovernmentFourth Labour Government
House of Representatives
Members95
Speaker of the HouseGerard Wall from 28 May 1985
Basil Arthur until 1 May 1985 †
Leader of the HouseGeoffrey Palmer
Prime MinisterDavid Lange
Leader of the OppositionJim Bolger
Jim McLay until 26 March 1986
Robert Muldoon until 29 November 1984
Sovereign
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor-GeneralPaul Reeves
David Beattie until 22 November 1985
Sessions
1st15 August 1984 – 12 December 1985
2nd26 February 1986 – 29 July 1987

The 41st New Zealand Parliament was a term of the Parliament of New Zealand. Its composition was determined by the 1984 elections, and it sat until the 1987 elections.

The 41st Parliament was the first term of the fourth Labour Party government. It marked the end of three terms of National Party administration under Robert Muldoon. David Lange become Prime Minister and Roger Douglas became Minister of Finance — the economic reforms undertaken by Douglas, nicknamed Rogernomics, would prove to be a defining feature of the fourth Labour government, and were deeply unpopular with Labour's traditional support base. The National Party, now in opposition, experienced a number of leadership disputes, replacing Muldoon first with Jim McLay and then with Jim Bolger.

The 41st Parliament consisted of ninety-five representatives, the highest number since the 10th Parliament (elected in 1887). All of these representatives were chosen by single-member geographical electorates, including four Māori electorates.