Parliament. Opinion polling Results The final results saw National win 55 seats, and Labour 32 seats. Thus Robert Muldoon replaced Bill Rowling as Prime Minister, ending the term of the Third Labour government, and beginning the term of the Third National government. The party seat numbers were an exact opposite of the 1972 election. No minor parties won seats, though the election saw the best ever result for New Zealand's first green political party, Values. There were 1,953,050 electors on the roll, with 1,603,733 (82.11%) voting. While Muldoon would be re-elected twice, this would be the only time between 1969 and 1990 that National polled more votes than Labour. Notable electorate results included the election of two Māori MPs to general seats; the first time that any Māori had been elected to a non-Māori electorate since James Carroll in 1893. The MPs in question were Ben Couch in Wairarapa and Rex Austin in Awarua. In and , Labour was first on election night but lost when special votes were counted. Votes summary The table below shows the results of the 1975 general election: Key |- |colspan=8 style="background-color:#FFDEAD" | General electorates |- |- |colspan=8 style="background-color:#FFDEAD" | Māori electorates |- |} Table footnotes: Notes References External links Mr Nathan the National candidate for Island Bay below a defaced poster (photo) November 1975 events in New Zealand 1975 elections in New Zealand 1970s in New Zealand