List of longest-serving members of the New Zealand Parliament

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 34 individuals have served in excess of 30 years in Parliament. One current member, Trevor Mallard, is included in the list.

Members of Parliament who have served for at least 30 years

Key

Liberal   Reform   Labour  
National   NZ First   United Future  

†: Died in office

Name Portrait First elected Left Parliament Highest office held Period of service References
Rex Mason Rex Mason.jpg 15 April 1926 25 October 1966 Cabinet Minister 40 years, 193 days
Sir Keith Holyoake Keith Holyoake (crop).jpg 1 December 1932 10 March 1977 Prime Minister 39 years, 94 days
Sir Maurice O'Rorke George Maurice O’Rorke.jpg 18 January 1861 5 November 1902 Speaker of the House 38 years, 235 days
Sir Walter Nash Walter Nash (ca 1940s).jpg 18 December 1929 4 June 1968† Prime Minister 38 years, 169 days
Jonathan Hunt Jonathan Hunt.jpg 26 November 1966 30 March 2005 Speaker of the House 38 years, 124 days
Sir Āpirana Ngata Apirana Ngata.jpg 20 December 1905 30 August 1943 Cabinet Minister 37 years, 253 days
Sir Joseph Ward Joseph Ward c. 1906.jpg 26 September 1887 8 July 1930† Prime Minister 36 years, 306 days
Winston Peters Winston Peters, 2019.jpg 24 May 1979 17 October 2020 Deputy Prime Minister 35 years, 226 days
Trevor Mallard Rt Hon Trevor Mallard.jpg 14 July 1984 20 October 2022 Speaker of the House 35 years, 87 days
Sir William Steward William Jukes Steward.jpg 3 February 1871 20 November 1911 Speaker of the House 34 years, 287 days
George Forbes George William Forbes.jpg 17 November 1908 30 August 1943 Prime Minister 34 years, 286 days
Sir Eruera Tirikatene Eruera Tirikatene, 1950s.jpg 3 August 1932 11 January 1967† Cabinet Minister 34 years, 161 days
Warren Freer Warren Freer.jpg 24 September 1947 29 October 1981 Cabinet Minister 34 years, 35 days
Clyde Carr Clyde Carr.jpg 14 November 1928 31 May 1962 Chairman of Committees 33 years, 198 days
Peter Dunne Peter Dunne CNZM (cropped).jpg 14 July 1984 23 September 2017 Cabinet Minister 33 years, 71 days
William Hughes Field William Hughes Field.jpg 6 January 1900 1 November 1935 MP 32 years, 278 days
Sir Arnold Nordmeyer Arnold Nordmeyer (1954).jpg 27 November 1935 28 October 1969 Leader of the Opposition 32 years, 230 days
Sir James Carroll JamesCarroll1914.jpg 7 September 1887 27 November 1919 Cabinet Minister 32 years, 81 days
Peter Fraser Peter Fraser.jpg 3 October 1918 12 December 1950† Prime Minister 32 years, 70 days
Phil Goff Phil Goff.jpg 28 November 1981 12 October 2016 Leader of the Opposition 31 years, 309 days
Robert McKeen Robert McKeen, 1930s.jpg 7 December 1922 5 October 1954 Speaker of the House 31 years, 302 days
Bill Parry Bill Parry.jpg 17 December 1919 27 July 1951 Cabinet Minister 31 years, 222 days
Gordon Coates Joseph Gordon Coates, 1931.jpg 19 December 1911 27 May 1943† Prime Minister 31 years, 159 days
Sir Robert Muldoon Muldoon 1978.jpg 26 November 1960 17 December 1991 Prime Minister 31 years, 35 days
William Massey William Ferguson Massey 1919.jpg 9 April 1894 10 May 1925† Prime Minister 31 years, 31 days
Sir James Allen James Allen portrait.jpg 26 September 1887 22 March 1920 Cabinet Minister 30 years, 330 days
Nick Smith Nick Smith at Lincoln University, 2016.jpg 27 October 1990 10 June 2021 Cabinet Minister 30 years, 226 days
Bob Tizard Bob Tizard, 1968.jpg 30 November 1957 27 October 1990 Deputy Prime Minister 30 years, 196 days
Sir Robert Macfarlane Robert Macfarlane (crop).jpg 3 June 1939 28 October 1969 Speaker of the House 30 years, 147 days
Sir Thomas Wilford Thomas Wilford, 1928.jpg 4 December 1896 18 November 1929 Leader of the Opposition 30 years, 109 days
Annette King Dame Annette King.jpg 14 July 1984 23 September 2017 Cabinet Minister 30 years, 63 days
Murray McCully Murray McCully November 2016.jpg 15 August 1987 23 September 2017 Cabinet Minister 30 years, 39 days
Maurice Williamson Maurice Williamson at the NZ Open Source Awards, 2007.jpg 15 August 1987 23 September 2017 Cabinet Minister 30 years, 39 days
Thomas Young Duncan Thomas Young Duncan.jpg 9 December 1881 19 December 1911 Cabinet Minister 30 years, 10 days

Table footnotes:

  1. ^ date of dissolution of the 34th Parliament
  2. ^ date of dissolution of the 14th Parliament
  3. ^ date of dissolution of the 26th Parliament
  4. ^ date of dissolution of the 17th Parliament
  5. ^ date of dissolution of the 26th Parliament
  6. ^ date of dissolution of the 39th Parliament
  7. ^ date of dissolution of the 19th Parliament
  8. ^ date of dissolution of the 30th Parliament
  9. ^ date of dissolution of the 29th Parliament
  10. ^ date of dissolution of the 35th Parliament

See also


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