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

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  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]

  1. ↑ date of dissolution of the 10th Parliament
  2. ↑ date of dissolution of the 17th Parliament
  3. ↑ date of dissolution of the 19th Parliament
  4. ↑ date of dissolution of the 26th Parliament
  5. ↑ date of dissolution of the 29th Parliament
  6. ↑ date of dissolution of the 30th Parliament
  7. ↑ date of dissolution of the 34th Parliament
  8. ↑ date of dissolution of the 39th Parliament

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 213, 225.
  2. ↑ "The Father of the House". The Marlborough Express. XXXIX (155). 5 July 1906. p. 1. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  3. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 233, 236.
  4. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 188, 201.
  5. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 179, 188.
  6. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 58, 179, 219.
  7. ↑ "Maori MPs - Parliament's people". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  8. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 219, 245.
  9. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 195.
  10. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 223, 245.
  11. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 58, 198, 223.
  12. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 198, 225.
  13. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 215, 225.
  14. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 215, 218.
  15. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 58, 218, 223.
  16. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 47, 58, 206, 223.
  17. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 188.
  18. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 223.
  19. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 198, 206.
  20. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 58, 198, 222.
  21. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 206.
  22. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 240.
  23. ↑ Wilson 1985, p. 194.
  24. ↑ Wilson 1985, pp. 137–139.

References

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