This is a chronological list of parliamentary electorates in the New Zealand which were represented by sitting prime ministers.
Four prime ministers were members of the now abolished New Zealand Legislative Council and one has been a List MP. No prime minister has represented a Māori electorate.
The following is a list of all electorates represented by sitting prime ministers: [1]
Electorate | Prime Minister | Start | End | Notes | |
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Christchurch | Henry Sewell | 7 May 1856 | 20 May 1856 | ||
Wanganui | William Fox | 20 May 1856 | 2 June 1856 | ||
Nelson | Edward Stafford | 2 June 1856 | 12 July 1861 | ||
Rangitikei | William Fox | 12 July 1861 | 6 August 1862 | ||
Nelson | Alfred Domett | 6 August 1862 | 30 October 1863 | ||
none | Frederick Whitaker | 30 October 1863 | 24 November 1864 | Member of the Legislative Council | |
Cheviot | Frederick Weld | 24 November 1864 | 16 October 1865 | ||
Nelson | Edward Stafford | 16 October 1865 | 20 November 1868 | ||
Timaru | Edward Stafford | 20 November 1868 | 28 June 1869 | ||
Rangitikei | William Fox | 28 June 1869 | 10 September 1872 | ||
Timaru | Edward Stafford | 10 September 1872 | 11 October 1872 | ||
none | George Waterhouse | 11 October 1872 | 3 March 1873 | Member of the Legislative Council | |
Rangitikei | William Fox | 3 March 1873 | 8 April 1873 | ||
Auckland East | Julius Vogel | 8 April 1873 | 6 July 1875 | ||
none | Daniel Pollen | 6 July 1875 | 15 February 1876 | Member of the Legislative Council | |
Wanganui | Julius Vogel | 15 February 1876 | 1 September 1876 | ||
Egmont | Harry Atkinson | 1 September 1876 | 13 October 1877 | ||
Thames | George Grey | 13 October 1877 | 8 October 1879 | ||
Selwyn | John Hall | 8 October 1879 | 21 April 1882 | ||
none | Frederick Whitaker | 21 April 1882 | 25 September 1883 | Member of the Legislative Council | |
Egmont | Harry Atkinson | 25 September 1883 | 16 August 1884 | ||
Dunedin East | Robert Stout | 16 August 1884 | 28 August 1884 | ||
Egmont | Harry Atkinson | 28 August 1884 | 3 September 1884 | ||
Dunedin East | Robert Stout | 3 September 1884 | 8 October 1887 | ||
Egmont | Harry Atkinson | 8 October 1887 | 24 January 1891 | ||
Wanganui | John Ballance | 24 January 1891 | 27 April 1893 | ||
Westland | Richard Seddon | 27 April 1893 | 10 June 1906 | ||
Timaru | William Hall-Jones | 10 June 1906 | 6 August 1906 | ||
Awarua | Joseph Ward | 6 August 1906 | 12 March 1912 | ||
Egmont | Thomas Mackenzie | 12 March 1912 | 10 July 1912 | ||
Franklin | William Massey | 10 July 1912 | 10 May 1925 | ||
none | Francis Bell | 10 May 1925 | 30 May 1925 | Member of the Legislative Council | |
Kaipara | Gordon Coates | 30 May 1925 | 10 December 1928 | ||
Invercargill | Joseph Ward | 10 December 1928 | 28 May 1930 | ||
Hurunui | George Forbes | 28 May 1930 | 6 December 1935 | ||
Auckland West | Michael Joseph Savage | 6 December 1935 | 27 March 1940 | ||
Wellington Central | Peter Fraser | 27 March 1940 | 27 November 1946 | ||
Brooklyn | Peter Fraser | 27 November 1946 | 13 December 1949 | ||
Fendalton | Sidney Holland | 13 December 1949 | 20 September 1957 | ||
Pahiatua | Keith Holyoake | 20 September 1957 | 12 December 1957 | ||
Hutt | Walter Nash | 12 December 1957 | 12 December 1960 | ||
Pahiatua | Keith Holyoake | 12 December 1960 | 7 February 1972 | ||
Karori | Jack Marshall | 7 February 1972 | 8 December 1972 | ||
Sydenham | Norman Kirk | 8 December 1972 | 31 August 1974 | ||
Onehunga | Hugh Watt | 31 August 1974 | 6 September 1974 | Acting Prime Minister | |
Tasman | Bill Rowling | 6 September 1974 | 12 December 1975 | ||
Tamaki | Robert Muldoon | 12 December 1975 | 26 July 1984 | ||
Mangere | David Lange | 26 July 1984 | 8 August 1989 | ||
Christchurch Central | Geoffrey Palmer | 8 August 1989 | 4 September 1990 | ||
Christchurch North | Mike Moore | 4 September 1990 | 2 November 1990 | ||
King Country | Jim Bolger | 2 November 1990 | 12 October 1996 | ||
Taranaki-King Country | Jim Bolger | 12 October 1996 | 8 December 1997 | ||
Rakaia | Jenny Shipley | 8 December 1997 | 5 December 1999 | ||
Mount Albert | Helen Clark | 5 December 1999 | 19 November 2008 | ||
Helensville | John Key | 19 November 2008 | 12 December 2016 | ||
none | Bill English | 12 December 2016 | 26 October 2017 | List MP | |
Mount Albert | Jacinda Ardern | 26 October 2017 | 25 January 2023 | ||
Remutaka | Chris Hipkins | 25 January 2023 | 27 November 2023 | ||
Botany | Christopher Luxon | 27 November 2023 | Incumbent |
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