1978 New Zealand General Election
25 November 1978 · The two-party era · 92 seats, 47 for a majority
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 Labour Party won the largest share of the vote.
Prime Minister before
Robert Muldoon
National
Prime Minister (continued)
Robert Muldoon
National
Largest force
National
51 of 92 seats
Turnout
68.7%
The result
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | Robert Muldoon | 51 | -3 | 680,991 | 39.8% | -7.8 | |
| Labour | Bill Rowling | 40 | +8 | 691,076 | 40.4% | +0.8 | |
| Social Credit | Bruce Beetham | 1 | 0 | 274,756 | 16.1% | +8.7 |