| |
|
New Zealand 1978 Legislative
Election
|
Chamber
|
House
of Representatives
|
|
Date of Election
|
November
25, 1978
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
92
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
3
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| National
Party (NP) |
51
|
39.8%
|
| Labour
Party (LP) |
40
|
40.4%
|
| Social
Credit Political League |
1
|
16.1%
|
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1981, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1981.
# Source: T. Thomas Mackie
and Richard Rose. The International Almanac of Electoral History. (3rd edition)
Basingstoke: Hampshire Macmillan, 1991.
| Population
Size |
3
121 000
|
| Registered
Voters |
2
057 840
|
|
Total Votes
|
1
721 443
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
83.7%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
0.7%
|
Source: Voter
Turnout: New Zealand. [Internet]. International IDEA. 24 October 2001. |
