Members of the New Zealand Parliament who have served for at least 30 years
This is a list of Members of the New Zealand Parliament who have served for at least 30 years. The time of service is not always continuous and separate terms are aggregated.
A total of 31 individuals have served in excess of 30 years in Parliament. Thus far, only one female MP (Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan) has served longer than 30 years.
Members of Parliament who have served for at least 30 years
Key
Independent | Liberal | Reform | Labour |
National | NZ First | United Future |
†: Died in office
Name | First elected | Left Parliament | Highest office held | References | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
James Macandrew | 27 September 1853 | 25 February 1887† | Cabinet Minister | ||
Sir Maurice O'Rorke | 18 January 1861 | 3 October 1890[nb 1] | Speaker of the House | [1] | |
Sir William Steward | 3 February 1871 | 20 November 1911[nb 2] | Speaker of the House | [2][3] | |
Sir James Carroll | 7 September 1887 | 27 November 1919[nb 3] | Cabinet Minister | [4] | |
Sir James Allen | 26 September 1887 | 22 March 1920 | Cabinet Minister | [5] | |
Sir Joseph Ward | 26 September 1887 | 8 July 1930† | Prime Minister | ||
William Massey | 9 April 1894 | 10 May 1925† | Prime Minister | [6] | |
Sir Thomas Wilford | 4 December 1896 | 18 November 1929 | Leader of the Opposition | [7][8] | |
William Hughes Field | 6 January 1900 | 27 May 1943 | MP | [9] | |
Sir Apirana Ngata | 20 December 1905 | 30 August 1943[nb 4] | Cabinet Minister | [10] | |
George Forbes | 17 November 1908 | 25 September 1943 | Prime Minister | ||
Harry Atmore | 19 December 1911 | 20 August 1946† | Cabinet Minister | ||
Gordon Coates | 19 December 1911 | 27 May 1943† | Prime Minister | ||
Peter Fraser | 3 October 1918 | 12 December 1950† | Prime Minister | [11] | |
Bill Parry | 17 December 1919 | 27 July 1951[nb 5] | Cabinet Minister | [12] | |
Robert McKeen | 7 December 1922 | 5 October 1954[nb 6] | Speaker of the House | [13] | |
Rex Mason | 15 April 1926 | 25 October 1966[nb 7] | Cabinet Minister | [14] | |
Sir Walter Nash | 18 December 1929 | 4 June 1968† | Prime Minister | [15] | |
Sir Eruera Tirikatene | 3 August 1932 | 11 January 1967† | Cabinet Minister | ||
Sir Keith Holyoake | 1 December 1932 | 10 March 1977 | Prime Minister | [16] | |
Clyde Carr | 27 November 1935 | 31 May 1962 | Chairman of Committees | [17] | |
Sir Arnold Nordmeyer | 27 November 1935 | 29 November 1969 | Leader of the Opposition | [18] | |
Robert Macfarlane | 3 June 1939 | 29 November 1969 | Speaker of the House | ||
Warren Freer | 24 September 1947 | 29 October 1981[nb 8] | Cabinet Minister | [19] | |
Bob Tizard | 30 November 1957 | 27 October 1990 | Cabinet Minister | ||
Sir Robert Muldoon | 26 November 1960 | 17 December 1991 | Prime Minister | [20] | |
Jonathan Hunt | 26 November 1966 | 30 March 2005 | Speaker of the House | [21] | |
Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan | 11 March 1967 | 12 October 1996 | Cabinet Minister | [22] | |
Winston Peters | 25 November 1978 | present | Cabinet Minister | ||
Phil Goff | 28 November 1981 | 12 October 2016 | Leader of the Opposition | ||
Peter Dunne | 14 July 1984 | present | Cabinet Minister | [23] |
Table footnotes:[24]
- ↑ date of dissolution of the 10th Parliament
- ↑ date of dissolution of the 17th Parliament
- ↑ date of dissolution of the 19th Parliament
- ↑ date of dissolution of the 26th Parliament
- ↑ date of dissolution of the 29th Parliament
- ↑ date of dissolution of the 30th Parliament
- ↑ date of dissolution of the 34th Parliament
- ↑ date of dissolution of the 39th Parliament
See also
- Father of the House (New Zealand)
- Former MPs elected more than 40 years ago who are still alive
Notes
- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 213, 225.
- ↑ "The Father of the House". The Marlborough Express. XXXIX (155). 5 July 1906. p. 1. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 233, 236.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 188, 201.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 179, 188.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 58, 179, 219.
- ↑ "Maori MPs - Parliament's people". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 219, 245.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 195.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 223, 245.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 58, 198, 223.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 198, 225.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 215, 225.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 215, 218.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 58, 218, 223.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 47, 58, 206, 223.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 188.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 223.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 198, 206.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 58, 198, 222.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 206.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 240.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 194.
- ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 137–139.
References
- Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/27/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.