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
The 1975 New Zealand general election was held on 29 November to elect MPs to the 38th session of the New Zealand Parliament. It was the first general election in New Zealand where 18- to 20-year-olds
1978 New Zealand general election
…rolls, which left a legacy of unreliable information about voting levels in this election. The National Party had won a resounding victory in the 1975 elections, taking fifty-five of the eighty-seven seats and ousting the Labour Party from government. Labour had been led by Bill Rowling, who had assumed the…
Muldoon 1978
Celebrating on election night