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The 1981 New Zealand general election, held on 28 November 1981, was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the 40th New Zealand Parliament. It saw the governing National Party, led by Robert Muldoon, win a third term in office, but the opposition Labour Party, led by Bill Rowling, won the largest share of the votes cast. Social Credit also won over 20% of the vote- their best result ever- but received no new seats. This was the second consecutive election in which National lost the popular vote to Labour. More electorates were rural and right-leaning than urban and progressive, and therefore National benefitted under the first-past-the-post electoral system. The fact the unpopular Muldoon was able to continue to govern anyway was a major catalyst for the growing public desire to refo

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  • 1981 New Zealand general election (en)
  • Elecciones generales de Nueva Zelanda de 1981 (es)
  • Élections législatives néo-zélandaises de 1981 (fr)
  • Elezioni generali in Nuova Zelanda del 1981 (it)
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  • Les Élections législatives néo-zélandaises de 1981 ont lieu le 28 novembre 1981 pour élire 92 députés de la Chambre des représentants. (fr)
  • Le elezioni generali in Nuova Zelanda del 1981 si tennero il 28 novembre per il rinnovo della Camera dei rappresentanti. (it)
  • The 1981 New Zealand general election, held on 28 November 1981, was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the 40th New Zealand Parliament. It saw the governing National Party, led by Robert Muldoon, win a third term in office, but the opposition Labour Party, led by Bill Rowling, won the largest share of the votes cast. Social Credit also won over 20% of the vote- their best result ever- but received no new seats. This was the second consecutive election in which National lost the popular vote to Labour. More electorates were rural and right-leaning than urban and progressive, and therefore National benefitted under the first-past-the-post electoral system. The fact the unpopular Muldoon was able to continue to govern anyway was a major catalyst for the growing public desire to refo (en)
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