1984 New Zealand General Election
The snap election14 July 1984 · The two-party era · 95 seats, 48 for a majority
The 1984 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the composition of the 41st New Zealand Parliament. It marked the beginning of the Fourth Labour Government, with David Lange's Labour Party defeating the long-serving Prime Minister, Robert Muldoon, of the National Party.
Prime Minister before
Robert Muldoon
National
Prime Minister after
David Lange
Labour
Largest force
Labour
56 of 95 seats
Turnout
93.7%
The result
Labour
David Lange · 43.0% of votes · +13 seats
56
seats
National
Sir Robert Muldoon · 35.9% of votes · -10 seats
37
seats
Social Credit
Bruce Beetham · 7.6% of votes · 0 seats
2
seats
NZ Party
Bob Jones · 12.3% of votes · 0 seats
0
seats