The 38th New Zealand Parliament was a term of the New Zealand Parliament. It was elected at the 1975 general election on 29 November of that year.
1975 general election
The 1975 general election was held on Saturday, 29 November. A total of 92 MPs were elected; 63 represented North Island electorates, 25 represented South Island electorates, and the remaining four represented Māori electorates; this was an increase in the number of MPs by five since the , and the gain was all for the North Island. 1,953,050 voters were enrolled and the official turnout at the election was 82.5%.
Sessions The 38th Parliament sat for four sessions (there were two sessions in 1977), and was prorogued on 7 October 1978.
Session Opened Adjourned first 22 June 1976 14 December 1976 second 28 February 1977 28 February 1977 third 19 May 1977 16 December 1977 fourth 10 May 1978 6 October 1978
Ministries The Labour Party, which had come to power at the , was defeated by the National Party at the . Robert Muldoon formed the third National Government and led the Muldoon Ministry until National's defeat at the .
Overview of seats The table below shows the number of MPs in each party following the 1975 election and at dissolution:
Affiliation Members At 1975 election At dissolution 55 54Government total 32 32 0 1Government total 32 33 Total 8787 Working Government majority 23 21
Notes The Working Government majority is calculated as all Government MPs less all other parties.
Initial composition of the 38th Parliament
By-elections during 38th Parliament There were a number of changes during the term of the 38th Parliament.
Electorate and by-election Date Incumbent Cause Winner
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