1984 New Zealand general election

none April 2024 April 2018 1984 New Zealand general election New Zealand parliamentary no 1981 New Zealand general election 1981 1987 New Zealand general election 1987 95 seats in the Parliament 48 14 July 1984 members David Lange (cropped).jpg 150x150px David Lange 3 February 1983 New Zealand Labour Party Mangere 43 seats, 39.01% 56 13 829,154 42.98% 3.97% Muldoon 1978.jpg 150x150px Robert Muldoon 9 July 1974 New Zealand National Party Tamaki 47 seats, 38.77% 37 10 692,494 35.89% 2.88% Bruce Craig Beetham (cropped).jpg 150x150px Bruce Beetham 14 May 1972 Social Credit Party (New Zealand) Rangitikei (lost seat) 2 seats, 20.65% 2 0 147,162 7.63% 13.02% Bob Jones 1984.png 150 120 150 0 15 Bob Jones 21 August 1983 New Zealand Party Ran in Ohariu (lost) Not yet founded 0 0 236,385 12.25% 12.25% 1984 New Zealand general election.svg 350px Results by electorate, shaded by winning margin Prime Minister Subsequent Prime Minister Robert Muldoon New Zealand National Party David Lange New Zealand Labour Party 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. It was also the last election in which the Social Credit Party won seats as an independent entity. The election was also the only one in which the New Zealand Party, a protest party, played any substantial role. A snap election, Muldoon called for it a month prior. When doing so he was both live on television and visibly drunk, leading to the election being dubbed the "schnapps election".Robert Muldoon NZHistory, New Zealand history online https://nzhistory.govt.nz/people/robert-muldoon 2021-07-24 nzhistory.govt.nz Background Before the election, the National Party governed with 47 seats, a small majority. The opposition Labour Party held 43 seats, and the Social Credit Party held two. Although National theoretically commanded a two-seat lead over the other parties, dissent within the National caucus (particularly by Marilyn Waring and Mike Minogue) resulted in serious problems for National leader Robert Muldoon. Muldoon felt that he could no longer maintain a majority until the end of the sitting year.Two titans : Muldoon, Lange and leadership Johansson Jon 2005 Dunmore Publishing 1877399019 Wellington, N.Z. 72 63658626 The 1984 election was called when Waring told Muldoon that she would not support his government in the vote over an opposition-sponsored anti-nuclear bill. Muldoon, visibly drunk,Eyewitness News – Snap Election Setup http://www.nzonscreen.com/title/eyewitness-news-snap-election-setup-1984 NZ On Screen 17 April 2015http://tvnz.co.nz/view/news_politics_story_skin/34506 Sips causing political slips 28 March 2001 Television New Zealand 30 October 2011 6 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211206195948/https://www.tvnz.co.nz/view/news_politics_story_skin/34506 deadhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLDve40cxlk Drunk Muldoon calls '84 election 2011-11-28 2026-03-27 YouTube announced a snap election on national television on the night of 14 June. It is believed that Muldoon's behaviour was also the result of a number of personal factors, including, not least, tiredness and frustration, but alcohol and diabetes also, issues that had been plaguing him for some time.Two titans : Muldoon, Lange and leadership Johansson Jon Jon Johansson 2005 Dunmore Publishing 1877399019 Wellington, N.Z. 103 63658626 Muldoon's drunkenness while making the announcement led to the election being nicknamed the "schnapps election".https://nzhistory.govt.nz/people/robert-muldoon Robert Muldoon Ministry for Culture and Heritage 9 July 2010 22 November 2010 https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/the-night-prime-minister-rob-muldoon-gambled-on-a-snap-election-june-1984-remembered/BB65H6EGM4DZ4TLWXIVDPNS4FY/ The night Prime Minister Rob Muldoon gambled on a snap election – June 1984 remembered Martin Johnston 2019-06-14 New Zealand Herald There is debate over whether the election was necessary—Waring had not threatened to block confidence and supply, meaning that the government could still have continued on even if it had lost the anti-nuclear vote. Nevertheless, Muldoon appears to have wanted an election to reinforce his mandate (just as Sidney Holland sought and won a mandate to oppose striking dock-workers with the 1951 snap election). Muldoon's government, which had been growing increasingly unpopular in its third term, was seen as rigid, inflexible, and increasingly unresponsive to public concerns. The Labour Party had actually gained a plurality of the vote in the previous two elections, but had narrowly missed out on getting a majority of the seats. Labour's primary campaign message was one of change—Muldoon's government, which employed wage and price controls in an attempt to "guide" the economy, was widely blamed for poor economic performance. Labour also campaigned to reduce government borrowing, and to enact nuclear-free policy. The New Zealand Party, founded by property tycoon Bob Jones, was launched primarily to oppose the Muldoon government (although it did not support Labour). A right-wing liberal party, it promoted less government control over markets, in contrast to the paternalist and somewhat authoritarian policies of National, the other significant right-wing party.Shand, G. G. Jones Party Aims to Occupy Political Gap The New Zealand Herald 22 August 1983 20 MPs retiring in 1984 Seven National MPs and two Labour MPs intended to retire at the end of the 40th Parliament. Party Name Electorate Date announced National Duncan MacIntyre East Cape 10 March 1984https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19840310.2.13 News on deputy today? The Press 10 March 1984 1 Peter Wilkinson Kaipara 8 November 1982https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19821119.2.44 Kaipara M.P. to retire The Press 9 November 1982 6 Derek Quigley Rangiora 17 June 1984Michael Hannah https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19840618.2.6 Quigley resignation shock for National The Press 18 June 1984 1 Allan Highet Remuera 24 March 1983https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19830325.2.51 Mr Highet hits back The Press 25 March 1983 5 David Thomson Taranaki 7 February 1984https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19840208.2.44 Mr Thomson to retire at election The Press 8 February 1984 4 Keith Allen Tauranga 16 March 1984https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19840317.2.2 Ill-health forces Minister to quit The Press 17 March 1984 1 Marilyn Waring Waipa 13 February 1984https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19840214.2.5 Ms Waring to retire The Press 14 February 1984 1 Labour Bill Rowling Tasman 23 April 1983https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19830426.2.10 Mr Rowling ‘not part’ The Press 26 April 1983 1 Mick Connelly Yaldhurst 1 May 1983https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19830502.2.2 Mr Connelly to end 27 years as Labour M.P. The Press 2 May 1983 1 Table of major debates Date Time Organiser(s) Moderator(s) Subject Participants National Labour Socred NZ Party 1 Julyhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19840702.2.49 The leaders of the four main political parties (from left), Sir Robert Muldoon, Mr David Lange, Mr Bruce Beetham, and Mr Bob Jones, at the Avalon television studios yesterday. The four took part in a debate on the main issues of the election campaign in a programme on Television One last evening. https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/search-use-collection/search/TZP21171/ ELECTION COVERAGE – THE LEADERS DEBATE ELECTION 1984 TVNZ Richard HarmanIan JohnstonePhillip Melchior Multi-party Present Muldoon Present Lange Present Beetham Present Jones 8 Julyhttps://www.ngataonga.org.nz/search-use-collection/search/F56689/ THE LEADERS DEBATE. 08/07/1984 https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19840707.2.95.1 Big two debate 8:25pm TVNZ Ian Johnstone Leaders debate Present Muldoon Present Lange Absent Absent 8 Julyhttps://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19840707.2.95.2 Four leaders in radio talkback 10:00pm RNZ Sharon Crosbie Multi-party Present Muldoon Present Lange Present Beetham Present Jones Electoral changes The 1983 electoral redistribution was even more politically influenced than the previous one in 1977. The Labour Party believed it had been disadvantaged in 1977 and it was not to let this happen again. Every proposal was put to intense scrutiny, and this resulted in the electoral redistribution taking forty-one working days; the average length of the five previous redistributions was eight. As Social Credit had two MPs, the Labour Party nominee on the commission formally represented that party, which further increased tensions. The 1981 census had shown that the North Island had experienced further population growth, and three additional general seats were created, bringing the total number of electorates to 95.McRobie 1989 123f The South Island had, for the first time, experienced a population loss, but its number of general electorates was fixed at 25 since the 1967 electoral redistribution.McRobie 1989 111, 123 More of the South Island population was moving to Christchurch, and two electorates were abolished (Dunedin Central and Papanui), while two electorates were recreated (Christchurch North and Dunedin West). In the North Island, six electorates were newly created (Glenfield, Otara, Panmure, Tongariro, Waikaremoana, and West Auckland), three electorates were recreated (Franklin, Raglan, and Rodney), and six electorates were abolished (Albany, Helensville, Hunua, Otahuhu, Rangiriri, and Taupo).McRobie 1989 119–124 The election The election was held on 14 July. There were 2,111,651 registered voters. Turnout was 93.7%, the highest turnout ever recorded in a New Zealand election. Most political scientists attribute the high turnout to a desire by voters for change.Election flashback: 'He's won on a nothing policy' – watch bitter Muldoon concede to Lange in 1984 https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/election-flashback-hes-won-nothing-policy-watch-bitter-muldoon-concede-lange-in-1984 25 November 2019 TVNZ 19 September 2017 Immediately after the election there was a constitutional crisis when Muldoon initially refused to follow the advice of the incoming Labour government and devalue the New Zealand dollar.Roughan John July 1984: When life in NZ turned upside down https://www.nzherald.co.nz/john-roughan/news/article.cfm?a_id=5&objectid=3576219 25 November 2019 The New Zealand Herald 2 August 2005 en-NZ thumb|750x750px|Detailed map of results, with electorates named, numbered and shaded by winning margin. In bottom right are the Māori electorates. Results The 1984 election saw the Labour Party win 56 of the 95 seats in parliament, a gain of 13. This was enough for it to hold an outright majority and form the fourth Labour government. The National Party won only 37 seats, a loss of ten. The New Zealand Party, despite winning 12.2% of the vote, failed to gain any seats at all. Social Credit managed to win two seats, the same number as it had held previously. The Values Party, an environmentalist group, gained fifth place, but no seats. There were 95 seats being contested in the 1984 election, three more than in the previous parliament. All but two of these seats were won by one of the two major parties. The Labour Party, previously in opposition, won 56 seats, an outright majority. Most of the seats won by Labour were in urban areas, following the party's typical pattern. Exceptions to this general trend include the eastern tip of the North Island and the western coast of the South Island. Labour's strongest regions were the Wellington area (where the party won every seat), as well as the western and southern areas of Auckland where most of the poorest lived, Christchurch and Dunedin (cities in which it won most seats). Smaller cities such as Hamilton, Nelson, Napier, Hastings and Palmerston North were also won by Labour. As expected, Labour also won all four Māori seats, maintaining its traditional strength there. The National Party, the incumbent government, was (as expected) strongest in rural areas. Most of the rural North Island was won by National, as were most of the rural areas on the South Island's eastern coast. In the larger cities, the party fared poorly, with the northern and the eastern affluent areas of Auckland and the western areas of Christchurch being the only places that the party won seats. It was more successful in smaller cities, however, winning Rotorua, Tauranga, Invercargill, New Plymouth and Whangārei. It was placed second in two Māori electorates, and third in the other two. The only minor party to win electorates was the Social Credit Party, which won East Coast Bays and Pakuranga (both in Auckland). It had held East Coast Bays before the election, but won Pakuranga for the first time. It did not manage to retain Rangitikei, which it had also held before the election. Social Credit candidates were placed second in six electorates, including Rangitikei. The New Zealand Party, despite gaining more votes than Social Credit, did not win any seats. Some commentators have suggested that the party was not seeking to do so, and instead was merely acting as a spoiler for National. This impression has been backed up by comments by Bob Jones himself. The party was, however, placed second in the electorates of Remuera (an affluent part of Auckland), Kaimai, and Tauranga. The Values Party, an environmentalist group, managed to win 0.2% of the vote, substantially below previous efforts. The party, which was in slow decline, would eventually vanish, but its ideals and goals would be reborn in the Green Party. In two of the Māori electorates, the Mana Motuhake party gained second place, but the party did not gain a substantial number of votes elsewhere. No independent candidates won seats, but one independent candidate, Mel Courtney, was placed second in the electorate of Nelson. Detailed results Party results center Party Candidates Votes Seats won Change Count Of total (%) New Zealand Labour Party Labour 95 829,154 42.98 56 +13 New Zealand National Party National 95 692,494 35.90 37 −10 New Zealand Party NZ Party 95 236,385 12.25 0 0 Social Credit Party (New Zealand) Social Credit 95 147,162 7.63 2 0 Mana MotuhakeMana Motuhake 8 5,989 0.31 0 0 Values Party Values 29 3,871 0.20 0 0 Independent politician Others 57 20,588 1.07 0 0 Total 466 1,929,201 95 +3 Votes summary Popular Vote #ddd 600px 410px Labour New Zealand Labour Party 42.97 National New Zealand National Party 35.89 NZ Party New Zealand Party 12.25 Social Credit Social Credit Party (New Zealand) 7.63 Mana Motuhake Mana Motuhake 0.31 Values Values Party 0.20 Others Independent politician 1.07 Parliament seats #ddd 600px 410px Labour New Zealand Labour Party 58.95 National New Zealand National Party 38.95 Social Credit Social Credit Party (New Zealand) 2.10 Electorate results The tables below shows the results of the 1984 general election: Key New Zealand National PartyNew Zealand Labour PartyNew Zealand PartySocial Credit Party (New Zealand)Mana MotuhakeIndependent politician Electorate results for the 1984 New Zealand general election.Norton 1988 ? |- |colspan=8 style="background-color:#FFDEAD" | General electorates |- Ashburton Rob Talbot New Zealand National Party 472 Geoff Stone New Zealand Labour Party Auckland Central Richard Prebble New Zealand Labour Party 8,876 Maureen Eardley-Wilmot New Zealand National Party Avon Mary Batchelor New Zealand Labour Party 7,771 Andrew Cowie New Zealand National Party Awarua Rex Austin New Zealand National Party 384 Barry Rait New Zealand Labour Party Bay of Islands Neill Austin New Zealand National Party 3,298 Les Hunter Social Credit Party (New Zealand) Birkenhead Jim McLay New Zealand National Party 1,717 John Course New Zealand Labour Party Christchurch Central Geoffrey Palmer New Zealand Labour Party 8,508 Tony Willy New Zealand National Party Christchurch North Mike Moore New Zealand Labour Party 5,728 David Dumergue New Zealand National Party Clutha Robin Gray New Zealand National Party 4,522 M J Sheppard New Zealand Labour Party Dunedin North Stan Rodger New Zealand Labour Party 5,129 Barbara Henderson New Zealand National Party Dunedin West Clive Matthewson New Zealand Labour Party 6,011 Derek Russell New Zealand National Party East Cape Duncan MacIntyre New Zealand National Party Anne Fraser New Zealand Labour Party 755 Robyn J. LeemingGustafson 1986 372 New Zealand National Party East Coast Bays Gary Knapp Social Credit Party (New Zealand) 2,020 Murray McCully New Zealand National Party Eastern Hutt Trevor Young New Zealand Labour Party 6,005 Joy McLauchlan New Zealand National Party Eden Aussie Malcolm New Zealand National Party Richard Northey New Zealand Labour Party 2,306 Aussie Malcolm New Zealand National Party Fendalton Philip Burdon New Zealand National Party 1,457 Murray Dobson New Zealand Labour Party Franklin Bill Birch New Zealand National Party 5,210 Roy Haywood New Zealand Labour Party Gisborne New Zealand National Party Bob Bell New Zealand Labour Party Allan Wallbank 2,168 New Zealand National Party Bob Bell Glenfield Judy Keall New Zealand Labour Party 809 David Schnauer New Zealand National Party Hamilton East Ian Shearer New Zealand National Party Bill Dillon New Zealand Labour Party 1,100 Ian Shearer New Zealand National Party Hamilton West New Zealand National Party Mike Minogue New Zealand Labour Party Trevor Mallard 803 New Zealand National Party Mike Minogue Hastings New Zealand Labour Party David Butcher 4,273 New Zealand National Party Peter Brown |- | Hauraki | style="background-color:New Zealand National Party;" | | colspan=3 style="text-align:center;background-color:;" | Graeme Lee | style="text-align:right;" | 3,432 | style="background-color:Social Credit Party (New Zealand);" | | style="text-align:center;" | Alisdair Thompson |- Hawke's Bay New Zealand National Party Richard Harrison New Zealand Labour Party Bill Sutton 974 New Zealand National Party Richard Harrison Heretaunga Bill Jeffries New Zealand Labour Party 4,537 Anna MacFarlane New Zealand National Party Horowhenua New Zealand National Party Geoff Thompson New Zealand Labour Party Annette King 447 New Zealand National Party Geoff Thompson Invercargill Norman Jones New Zealand National Party 1,279 Dougal Soper New Zealand Labour Party Island Bay Frank O'Flynn New Zealand Labour Party 6,007 John Kananghinis New Zealand National Party Kaimai Bruce Townshend New Zealand National Party 3,696 Leslie Dickson New Zealand Party Kaipara New Zealand National Party Peter Wilkinson New Zealand National Party Lockwood Smith 5,564 Social Credit Party (New Zealand) Bill Campbell Kapiti Margaret Shields New Zealand Labour Party 4,514 June Oakley New Zealand National Party King Country Jim Bolger New Zealand National Party 5,617 Jim Simons New Zealand Labour Party Lyttelton Ann Hercus New Zealand Labour Party 4,963 Doug Graham nb The candidate Doug Graham who contested the Lyttelton electorate for National is a different person from Doug Graham, who contested and won the Remuera seat. New Zealand National Party Manawatu Michael Cox New Zealand National Party 420 Dave Alton New Zealand Labour Party Mangere David Lange New Zealand Labour Party 8,375 Peter Saunders New Zealand National Party Manurewa New Zealand Labour Party Roger Douglas 4,933 Stuart Leenstra New Zealand National Party Marlborough Doug Kidd New Zealand National Party 612 George MacDonald New Zealand Labour Party Matamata Jack Luxton New Zealand National Party 5,785 Ross Clow New Zealand Labour Party Miramar Peter Neilsen New Zealand Labour Party 3,499 Don Crosbie New Zealand National Party Mt Albert Helen Clark New Zealand Labour Party 6,207 Rod Cavanagh New Zealand National Party Napier Geoff Braybrooke New Zealand Labour Party 6,399 M P Liddell New Zealand National Party Nelson Philip Woollaston New Zealand Labour Party 3,678 Mel Courtney Independent politician New Lynn Jonathan Hunt New Zealand Labour Party 6,340 Ron Hanson New Zealand National Party New Plymouth Tony Friedlander New Zealand National Party 269 Ida Gaskin New Zealand Labour Party North Shore George Gair New Zealand National Party 3,710 Peter Harris New Zealand Labour Party Ohariu Hugh Templeton New Zealand National Party Peter Dunne New Zealand Labour Party 1,371 Hugh Templetonnb Bob Jones came third for the New Zealand Party in Ohariu New Zealand National Party Onehunga Fred Gerbic New Zealand Labour Party 4,508 Carol Freeman New Zealand National Party Otago Warren Cooper New Zealand National Party 1,375 David Polson New Zealand Labour Party Otara Colin Moyle New Zealand Labour Party 6,519 Taua Michael Tafua New Zealand National Party Pahiatua John Falloon New Zealand National Party 5,478 Malcolm Brazendale New Zealand Labour Party Pakuranga Pat Hunt New Zealand National Party Neil Morrison Social Credit Party (New Zealand) 172 Pat Hunt New Zealand National Party Palmerston North Trevor de Cleene New Zealand Labour Party 3,033 Colleen Singleton New Zealand National Party Panmure Bob Tizard New Zealand Labour Party 5,979 Carolyn Tedesco New Zealand National Party Papakura Merv Wellington New Zealand National Party 1,447 Lynn John New Zealand Labour Party Papatoetoe Eddie Isbey New Zealand Labour Party 2,996 Peter O'Brien New Zealand National Party Pencarrow Fraser Colman New Zealand Labour Party 5,418 Barry Cranston New Zealand National Party Porirua Gerry Wall New Zealand Labour Party 5,418 Arthur Leonard Gadsby New Zealand National Party Raglan Simon Upton New Zealand National Party 1,976 Linda Holmes New Zealand Labour Party Rangiora Derek Quigley New Zealand National Party Jim Gerard New Zealand National Party 346 Brian Tomlinson New Zealand Labour Party Rangitikei Bruce Beetham Social Credit Party (New Zealand) Denis Marshall New Zealand National Party 504 Bruce Beetham Social Credit Party (New Zealand) Remuera Allan Highet New Zealand National Party Doug Graham New Zealand National Party 3,483 Kenneth Sandford New Zealand Party Rodney Don McKinnon New Zealand National Party 3,876 Brian Dent New Zealand Labour Party Roskill Phil Goff New Zealand Labour Party 4,208 Chris Knowles New Zealand National Party Rotorua Paul East New Zealand National Party 811 Brian Arps New Zealand Labour Party St Albans David Caygill New Zealand Labour Party 6,172 Ian Wilson New Zealand National Party St Kilda Michael Cullen New Zealand Labour Party 5,594 Stewart Clark New Zealand National Party Selwyn Ruth Richardson New Zealand National Party 3,829 Charles Manning New Zealand Labour Party Sydenham John Kirknb In July 1983 Kirk said he would not stand in 1984: when Anderton was selected for Sydenham, Kirk (a Lange supporter) withdrew from the Labour caucus and was suspended by Labour, becoming an independent Independent politician Jim Anderton New Zealand Labour Party 7,255 Pat Bonisch New Zealand National Party Tamaki Robert Muldoon New Zealand National Party 3,758 Robin Tulloch New Zealand Labour Party Taranaki David Thomson New Zealand National Party Roger Maxwell New Zealand National Party 6,013 Graeme Waters New Zealand Labour Party Tarawera Ian McLean New Zealand National Party 3,377 Malcolm Moore New Zealand Labour Party Tasman Bill Rowling New Zealand Labour Party Ken Shirley New Zealand Labour Party 1,854 Gerald Hunt New Zealand National Party Tauranga Keith Allen New Zealand National Party Winston Peters New Zealand National Party 4,912 David Parlour New Zealand Party Te Atatu Michael Bassett New Zealand Labour Party 4,991 Frank Diment New Zealand National Party Timaru Basil Arthur New Zealand Labour Party 2,219 Maurice McTigue New Zealand National Party Tongariro Noel Scott New Zealand Labour Party 3,870 Nelson Rangi New Zealand National Party Waikaremoana Roger McClay New Zealand National Party 1,737 John Harré New Zealand Labour Party Waikato Simon Upton New Zealand National Party Rob Storey New Zealand National Party 1,658 Peter Cleave New Zealand Labour Party Waipa Marilyn Waring New Zealand National Party Katherine O'Regan New Zealand National Party 5,667 Anthony H. Allen New Zealand Labour Party Wairarapa New Zealand National Party Ben Couch New Zealand Labour Party Reg Boorman 394 New Zealand National Party Ben Couch Waitakere Ralph Maxwell New Zealand Labour Party 4,474 John McIntosh New Zealand National Party Waitaki New Zealand National Party Jonathan Elworthy New Zealand Labour Party Jim Sutton 561 New Zealand National Party Jonathan Elworthy Waitotara Venn Young New Zealand National Party 3,314 Stuart Perry Social Credit Party (New Zealand) Wallace Derek Angus New Zealand National Party 5,663 Calvin Fisher New Zealand Labour Party Wanganui Russell Marshall New Zealand Labour Party 3,918 Terry Heffernan Social Credit Party (New Zealand) Wellington Central Fran Wilde New Zealand Labour Party 4,116 Rosemary Young-Rouse New Zealand National Party West Auckland Jack Elder New Zealand Labour Party 2,229 Dail Jones New Zealand National Party West Coast Kerry Burke New Zealand Labour Party 4,293 John Bateman New Zealand National Party Western Hutt John Terris New Zealand Labour Party 4,348 John Tanner New Zealand National Party Whangarei John Banks New Zealand National Party 2,003 Barbara Magner New Zealand Labour Party Yaldhurst Mick Connelly New Zealand Labour Party Margaret Austin New Zealand Labour Party 2,970 Howard Joseph New Zealand National Party |- |colspan=8 style="background-color:#FFDEAD" | Māori electorates |- Eastern Maori Peter Tapsell New Zealand Labour Party 11,230 Barry Kiwara New Zealand National Party Northern Maori Bruce Gregory New Zealand Labour Party 7,688 Matiu Rata Mana Motuhake Southern Maori Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan New Zealand Labour Party 10,495 Amster Reedy Mana Motuhake Western Maori Koro Wētere New Zealand Labour Party 10,110 Bill Katene New Zealand National Party |} Table footnotes: nb Summary of changes Eleven new seats were created, of which seven (Christchurch North, Dunedin West, Glenfield, Otara, Panmure, Tongariro and West Auckland) were won by Labour, and four (Franklin, Raglan, Rodney and Waikaremoana) by National. A further ten seats were won by Labour from National: East Cape, Eden, Hamilton East, Hamilton West, Hawkes Bay, Horowhenua, Ohariu, Wairarapa and Waitaki. Social Credit lost Rangitikei to National. National also lost Pakuranga to Social Credit. Nine electorates had incumbent MPs retire and replaced them with MPs from the same party, six National and three Labour. Kaipara, Rangiora, Taranaki, Tauranga, Waikato and Waipa remained National, while Sydenham, Tasman and Yaldhurst remained Labour. In Rangiora, National MP Derek Quigley's decision not to stand for re-election followed serious clashes with Muldoon over economic policy, while in Sydenham, John Kirk had resigned from the Labour Party. Major policy platforms Labour Party Central aims "A society where people don't feel challenged to be nasty about everyone else" – David Lange. Drawn together to work for the interests of their country, a chance for everyone to have a chance to be equal, in education, society and jobs (regardless of gender or race). A programme of moderation and realism. State of economy To take stock of the overseas debt, focus on the unemployment rates. To target money into jobs which use New Zealand resources which turn our primary production into a higher value product. Using tourism as an employment generator. Assigning resources to small businesses and enterprises. Nuclear issues Opposed to nuclear testing. Keeping New Zealand defended without nuclear propelled vessels. Discuss with the allies and traders moving forward nuclear free, Prices, Incomes and industrial Industrial relations policy government boss and worker have to fix limits, bargaining, you cannot have country where prices can soar and wages are screwed down. National Party Central aims To get New Zealand through difficult times with success.https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/the-1984-leaders-debate-1984/comments Comments The 1984 Leaders Debate Television NZ On Screen 2018-05-13 To deal with political issues sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations. Match taxation to promises. State of economy Continue to tackle problems at their source, support for wage and price freezes. To adopt a business mindset, use overseas borrowing for huge projects to get net earnings. Nuclear issues Opposed to nuclear testing and weapons. Opposed to making them, using them or storing them. ANZUS nuclear propelled vessels are permitted to keep the ANZUS treaty. Prices, Incomes and industrial Wage and price freeze will work, it's what the public wants. Long term wage-fixing system, agreement with unions and employers. Further reading Nuclear context: New Zealand nuclear-free zone#Historical background Economic context: Think Big Notes References Gustafson Barry Barry Gustafson The First 50 Years : A History of the New Zealand National Party 1986 Reed Methuen Auckland 0-474-00177-6 Electoral Atlas of New Zealand McRobie Alan 1989 GP Books Wellington 0-477-01384-8 Norton Clifford New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946–1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science 1988 Victoria University of Wellington Wellington 0-475-11200-8 Wilson Jim Jim Wilson (librarian) New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 4th First published in 1913 1985 V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer Wellington 154283103 Category:November 1984 in Oceania