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
| Share of the House of Representatives | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | David Lange | 56 | +13 | 829,154 | 43.0% | +4.0 | |
| National | Sir Robert Muldoon | 37 | -10 | 692,494 | 35.9% | -2.9 | |
| Social Credit | Bruce Beetham | 2 | 0 | 147,162 | 7.6% | -13.0 | |
| NZ Party | Bob Jones | 0 | 0 | 236,385 | 12.3% | +12.3 |