1975 New Zealand General Election
Muldoon's landslide29 November 1975 · The two-party era · 87 seats, 44 for a majority
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 and all permanent residents of New Zealand were eligible to vote, although only citizens were able to be elected.
Prime Minister before
Bill Rowling
Labour
Prime Minister after
Robert Muldoon
National
Largest force
National
55 of 87 seats
Turnout
82.1%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Robert Muldoon | 55 | +23 | 763,136 | 47.6% | +6.1 | |
| Labour | Bill Rowling | 32 | -23 | 634,453 | 39.6% | -8.8 |