The 1978 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to elect the 39th New Zealand Parliament. It saw the governing National Party, led by Robert Muldoon, retain office, but the opposition Labo
Robert Muldoon
Bill Rowling, 1974
Bruce Craig Beetham
Winston Peters
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Winston Raymond Peters is a New Zealand politician. He has led the political party New Zealand First since he founded it in 1993, and since November 2023 has served as the 25th minister of foreign aff
1978 New Zealand general election
…did not eventuate however. While the Hunua electorate was initially won by Malcolm Douglas (Labour), the result was overturned by the High Court and Winston Peters (National) became the MP for Hunua. The tables below shows the results of the 1978 general election…
Peters in 2024
Peters became an outspoken critic of his party leader, Jim Bolger (pictured in 1992).
Peters on the campaign trail in Auckland, c. 1993
Peters greets US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at Auckland Airport in 2008.