The 1972 New Zealand general election was held on 25 November to elect MPs to the 37th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Labour Party, led by Norman Kirk, defeated the governing National Part
Norman Kirk, crop
Jack Marshall, 1972
Kirk campaigning in Levin
The 1969 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of Parliament's 36th term. It saw the Second National Government headed by Prime Minister Keith Holyoake of the Natio
1972 New Zealand general election
…Nine National MPs and one Labour MP intended to retire at the end of the 36th Parliament. Since the 1969 election, the number of electorates in the South Island was fixed at 25, with continued faster population growth in the North Island leading to an increase in…
Keith Holyoake, 1972