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    Women in parliament 1933 - 2005

    Women were first eligible to stand for election to parliament in 1919, although it was not until 1933 that a women won a seat.  This table lists women elected to parliament, including when, how, for which party, age at first election, and noting ministerial service.  It is also provided as an .xls spreadsheet for user manipulation. 

     

     

     

     

     

    Name

    Dates

    # by-election, * died, † defeated, ‡ resigned, § retired, @ list replacement

    Age when first elected

    Party

    Electorate/list

    Held ministerial office

    Elizabeth McCombs

    1933#-35*

    60

    Labour

    Lyttelton

    		  

    Catherine Stewart

    1938-43†

    57

    Labour

    WellingtonWest

    		  

    Mary Dreaver

    1941#-43†

    54

    Labour

    Waitemata

    		  

    Mary (Grigg) Polson

    1942#-43§

    45

    National

    Mid-Canterbury

    		  

    Mabel Howard

    1943-69§

    49

    Labour

    ChristchurchEast/Sydenham

    1947-49, 1957-60

    Hilda Ross

    1945#-59*

    61

    National

    Hamilton

    1949-57

    Iriaka Ratana

    1949-69§

    44

    Labour

    Western Mäori

    		  

    Ethel McMillan

    1953#-75§

    51

    Labour

    North Dunedin/Dunedin North

    		  

    Esme Tombleson

    1960-72†

    43

    National

    Gisborne

    		  

    Rona Stevenson

    1963-72§

    52

    National

    Taupo

    		  

    Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan

    1967-96†

    35

    Labour

    Southern Mäori

    1972-75

    Mary Batchelor

    1972-87§

    45

    Labour

    Avon

    		  

    Dorothy Jelicich

    1972-75†

    44

    Labour

    HamiltonWest

    		  

    Colleen Dewe

    1975-78†

    45

    National

    Lyttelton

    		  

    Marilyn Waring

    1975-84§

    23

    National

    Raglan/Waipa

    		  

    Ann Hercus

    1978-87§

    36

    Labour

    Lyttelton

    1984-87

    Helen Clark

    1981-

    31

    Labour

    Mt Albert/Owairaka/Mt Albert

    1987-90, 1999- ; Prime Minister 1999-

    Ruth Richardson

    1981-94‡

    30

    National

    Selwyn

    1990-93

    Margaret Shields

    1981-90†

    40

    Labour

    Kapiti

    1984-90

    Fran Wilde

    1981-92‡

    32

    Labour

    WellingtonCentral

    1987-90

    Margaret Austin

    1984-96†

    51

    Labour/United New Zealand

    Yaldhurst

    1990

    Anne (Fraser) Collins

    1984-90§

    32

    Labour

    East Cape

    		  

    Judy Keall

    1984-90†, 1993-2002§

    41

    Labour

    Glenfield/Horowhenua/Otaki

    		  

    Annette King

    1984-90†, 1993-

    39

    Labour

    Horowhenua/Miramar/Rongotai

    1898-90, 1999-

    Katherine O’Regan

    1984-99†

    38

    National

    Waipa/list

    1990-96

    Sonja Davies

    1987-93§

    63

    Labour

    Pencarrow

    		  

    Jenny Kirk

    1987-90†

    43

    Labour

    Birkenhead

    		  

    Jenny Shipley

    1987-2002§

    35

    National

    Ashburton/Rakaia

    1990-99; Prime Minister 1997-99

    Elizabeth Tennet

    1987-96§

    34

    Labour

    IslandBay

    		  

    Lianne Dalziel

    1990-

    30

    Labour

    ChristchurchCentral/list/Christchurch East

    1999-2004; 2005-

    Christine Fletcher

    1990-99§

    35

    National

    Eden/Epsom

    1996-99

    Marie Hasler

    1990-93†, 1996-2002†

    42

    National

    Titirangi/Waitakere/list

    1998-99

    Gail McIntosh

    1990-93†

    35

    National

    Lyttelton

    		  

    Joy McLauchlan/Quigley

    1990-99§

    42

    National

    Western Hutt/list

    		  

    Margaret Moir

    1990-93†

    49

    National

    West Coast

    		  

    Judith Tizard

    1990-

    34

    Labour

    Panmure/Auckland Central

    1999-

    Ruth Dyson

    1993-

    36

    Labour

    Lyttelton/list/Banks Peninsula

    1999-2000; 2001-

    Pauline Gardiner

    1993-96†

    46

    National/United New Zealand

    Wellington-Karori

    		  

    Sandra Lee

    1993-2002§

    41

    Alliance

    AucklandCentral/list

    1999-2002

    Janet Mackey

    1993-2005§

    40

    Labour

    Gisborne/Mahia/East Coast

    		  

    Jill Pettis

    1993-

    41

    Labour

    Wanganui/Whanganui

    		  

    Suzanne Sinclair

    1993-96†

    47

    Labour

    Titirangi

    		  

    Jill White

    1993-98‡

    52

    Labour

    Manawatu/list

    		  

    Dianne Yates

    1993-

    50

    Labour

    HamiltonEast/list/Hamilton East

    		  

    Donna Awatere Huata

    1996-2004

    47

    ACT New Zealand /Independent

    list

    		  

    Rev. Ann Batten

    1996-99†

    52

    NZ First/Mauri Pacific

    list

    		  

    Jenny Bloxham

    1996-99†

    47

    NZ First

    list

    		  

    Phillida Bunkle

    1996-2002§

    52

    Alliance

    list

    1999-2001

    Pam Corkery

    1996-99§

    40

    Alliance

    list

    		  

    Jeanette Fitzsimons

    1996-

    51

    Alliance/Green Party

    list/Coromandel/list

    		  

    Dr Liz Gordon

    1996-2002†

    41

    Alliance

    list

    		  

    Laila Harré

    1996-2002†

    30

    Alliance

    list

    1999-2002

    Marian Hobbs

    1996-

    49

    Labour

    list/Wellington Central

    1999-

    Alamein Kopu

    1996-99†

    53

    Alliance/Independent/Mana Wahine Te Ira Tangata

    list

    		  

    Robyn McDonald

    1996-99†

    45

    NZ First

    list

    1996-98

    Nanaia Mahuta

    1996-

    26

    Labour

    list/Te Tai Hauauru/Tainui

    2005-

    Deborah Morris

    1996-98‡

    26

    NZ First/Independent

    list

    1996-98

    Dr Muriel Newman

    1996-2005†

    46

    ACT New Zealand

    list

    		  

    Patricia Schnauer

    1996-99§

    54

    ACT New Zealand

    list

    		  

    Georginate Heuheu

    1996-

    53

    National

    list

    1996-99

    Tariana Turia

    1996-

    52

    Labour/Maori

    list/Te Tai Hauauru

    1999-2004

    Belinda Vernon

    1996-2002†

    38

    National

    Maungakiekie/list

    		  

    Pansy Wong

    1996-

    41

    National

    list

    		  

    Annabel Young

    1997@-2002†

    40

    National

    list

    		  

    Helen Duncan

    1998@-2005§

    57

    Labour

    list

    		  

    GeorginaBeyer

    1999-

    42

    Labour

    Wairarapa/list

    		  

    Sue Bradford

    1999-

    47

    Green

    list

    		  

    Steve (Stephanie) Chadwick

    1999-

    50

    Labour

    Rotorua

    		  

    Ann Hartley

    1999-

    57

    Labour

    Northcote

    		  

    Sue Kedgley

    1999-

    51

    Green

    list

    		  

    Winnie Laban

    1999-

    44

    Labour

    Mana

    2005-

    Katherine Rich

    1999-

    31

    National

    list

    		  

    Lynda Scott

    1999-2005§

    45

    National

    Kaikoura

    		  

    Anne Tolley

    1999-

    46

    National

    list

    		  

    Penny Webster

    1999-2002†

    52

    ACT New Zealand

    list

    		  

    Margaret Wilson

    1999-

    52

    Labour

    list

    1999-

    Deborah Coddington

    2002-2005§

    49

    ACT New Zealand

    list

    		  

    Judith Collins

    2002-

    43

    National

    Clevedon

    		  

    Sandra Goudie

    2002-

    49

    National

    Coromandel

    		  

    Lynne Pillay

    2002-

    52

    Labour

    Waitakere

    		  

    Heather Roy

    2002-

    38

    ACT New Zealand

    list

    		  

    Barbara Stewart

    2002-

    50

    NZ First

    list

    		  

    Metiria Turei

    2002-

    32

    Green

    list

    		  

    Judy Turner

    2002-

    45

    United Future NZ

    list

    		  
    Moana Mackey 2003-   Labour list  
               

    Lesley Soper

    2005@-2005†

    50

    Labour

    list

    		  

    Paula Bennett

    2005-

    36

    National

    list

    		  

    Jackie Blue

    2005-

    		  

    National

    list

    		  

    Jacqui Dean

    2005-

    		  

    National

    Otago

    		  

    DarienFenton

    2005-

    		  

    Labour

    list

    		  

    Jo Goodhew

    2005-

    		  

    National

    Aoraki

    		  

    Sue Moroney

    2005-

    		  

    Labour

    list

    		  

    Maryan Street

     

    2005-

    50

    Labour

    list

    		  

    Nicky Wagner

    2005-

    52

    National

    list

    		  

    Kate Wilkinson

    2005-

    		  

    National

    list

    		  

    Relevant resources

    Women in parliament 1933-2005