| 38th Parliament of New Zealand | |
| Body: | New Zealand Parliament |
| Election: | 1975 New Zealand general election |
| Government: | Third National Government |
| Term Start: | 22 June 1976 |
| Term End: | 6 October 1978 |
| Before: | 37th Parliament |
| After: | 39th Parliament |
| Chamber1: | House of Representatives |
| Chamber1 Image: | File:38th New Zealand Parliament Seating.png |
| Membership1: | 87 |
| Chamber1 Leader1 Type: | Speaker of the House |
| Chamber1 Leader1: | Richard Harrison from 10 May 1978 — Roy Jack until 24 December 1977 † |
| Chamber1 Leader2 Type: | Prime Minister |
| Chamber1 Leader2: | Robert Muldoon |
| Chamber1 Leader3 Type: | Leader of the Opposition |
| Chamber1 Leader3: | Bill Rowling |
| Chamber2: | Sovereign |
| Chamber2 Leader1 Type: | Monarch |
| Chamber2 Leader1: | Elizabeth II |
| Chamber2 Leader2 Type: | Governor-General |
| Chamber2 Leader2: | Keith Holyoake from 26 October 1977 — Denis Blundell until 5 October 1977 |
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.
See main article: 1975 New Zealand general election. The 1975 general election was held on Saturday, 29 November.[1] 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%.
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 |
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 .
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 | 54 | |||
| Government total | ||||
| 32 | 32 | |||
| 0 | 1 | |||
| Government total | 32 | 33 | ||
| Total | 87 | 87 | ||
| Working Government majority | 23 | 21 | ||
Notes
There were a number of changes during the term of the 38th Parliament.