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← 1966 29 November 1969 (1969-11-29) 1972 →

All 84 seats in the New Zealand Parliament
43 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout1,340,168 (88.94%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Norman Kirk Keith Holyoake
Party Labour National
Leader since 9 December 1965 13 August 1957
Leader's seat Lyttelton Pahiatua
Last election 35 seats, 41.4% 44 seats, 43.6%
Seats won 53 31
Seat change Increase 18 Decrease 13
Popular vote 625,858 564,211
Percentage 46.7% 42.1%
Swing Increase 5.3% Decrease 1.5%

Prime Minister before election

Keith Holyoake
National

Subsequent Prime Minister

Norman Kirk
Labour

1972 New Zealand general election

← 1969 25 November 1972 (1972-11-25) 1975 →

All 87 seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives
44 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout1,401,152 (88.5%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Norman Kirk Jack Marshall
Party Labour National
Leader since 9 December 1965 December 1969
Leader's seat Sydenham Karori
Last election 53 seats, 46.7% 31 seats, 42.1%
Seats won 64 23
Seat change Increase 11 Decrease 8
Popular vote 717,390 553,455
Percentage 51.2% 39.5%
Swing Increase 4.5% Decrease 2.6%

Prime Minister before election

Norman Kirk
Labour

Elected Prime Minister

Norman Kirk
Labour

1975 New Zealand general election

← 1972 29 November 1975 (1975-11-29) 1978 →

All 87 seats for New Zealand House of Representatives
44 seats were needed for a majority
Turnout1,603,211 (82.11%)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Brian Talboys Hugh Watt
Party National Labour
Leader since 12 December 1972 8 August 1973
Leader's seat Wallace Onehunga
Last election 23 seats, 39.5% 64 seats, 51.2%
Seats won 54 33
Seat change Increase 31 Decrease 31
Popular vote 734,271 634,8712
Percentage 45.8% 39.6%
Swing Increase 6.1% Decrease 11.6%

Prime Minister before election

Hugh Watt
Labour

Elected Prime Minister

Brian Talboys
National

1978 New Zealand general election

← 1975 25 November 1978 (1978-11-25) 1981 →

All 92 seats of the New Zealand House of Representatives
47 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Colin Moyle Brian Talboys Bruce Beetham
Party Labour National Social Credit
Leader since 9 February 1976 12 December 1972 14 May 1972
Leader's seat Mangere Wallace Rangitīkei
Last election 33 seats, 39.6% 54 seats, 47.6% 0 seats, 7.4%
Seats before 33 53 1
Seats won 49 37 6
Seat change Increase 16 Decrease 16 Increase5
Popular vote 742,215 641,315 343,745
Percentage 43.4% 37.5% 20.1%
Swing Increase 0.8% Decrease 7.8% Increase 8.7%

Prime Minister before election

Brian Talboys
National

Elected Prime Minister

Colin Moyle
Labour

The Air Around Tom Payne/sandbox

← 1978 28 November 1981 (1981-11-28) 1984 →

All 92 seats for the New Zealand House of Representatives
47 seats were needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Bob Tizard Bruce Beetham George Gair
Party Labour Social Credit National
Leader since 12 August 1981 14 May 1972 9 March 1979
Leader's seat Pakuranga Rangitīkei North Shore (lost re-election)
Last election 49 seats, 43.4% 6 seats, 20.1% 37 seats, 37.5%
Seats before 48 6 37
Seats won 49 25 17
Seat change Increase1 Increase19 Decrease20
Popular vote 657,476 670,085 572,814
Percentage 36.5% 37.2% 31.8%
Swing Decrease6.9% Increase17.1% Decrease 5.7%

  Fourth party
 
Leader Matiu Rata
Party Mana Motuhake
Leader since 6 April 1980
Leader's seat Northern Maori
Last election pre-creation
Seats before 1
Seats won 1
Seat change Steady
Popular vote 9,547
Percentage .53%
Swing Increase .53%

Prime Minister before election

Bob Tizard
Labour

Elected Prime Minister

Bob Tizard
Labour