List of New Zealand electorates represented by sitting prime ministers
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.
List
The following is a list of all electorates represented by sitting Prime Ministers:[1]
| Electorate | Prime Minister | Start | End | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Christchurch | Henry Sewell | 7 May 1856 | 20 May 1856 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Wanganui | William Fox | 20 May 1856 | 2 June 1856 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Nelson | Edward Stafford | 2 June 1856 | 12 July 1861 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Rangitikei | William Fox | 12 July 1861 | 6 August 1862 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Nelson | Alfred Domett | 6 August 1862 | 30 October 1863 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Lords/meta/color;" | | none | Frederick Whitaker | 30 October 1863 | 24 November 1864 | Member of the Legislative Council |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Cheviot | Frederick Weld | 24 November 1864 | 16 October 1865 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Nelson | Edward Stafford | 16 October 1865 | 20 November 1868 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Timaru | Edward Stafford | 20 November 1868 | 28 June 1869 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Rangitikei | William Fox | 28 June 1869 | 10 September 1872 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Timaru | Edward Stafford | 10 September 1872 | 11 October 1872 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Lords/meta/color;" | | none | George Waterhouse | 11 October 1872 | 3 March 1873 | Member of the Legislative Council |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Rangitikei | William Fox | 3 March 1873 | 8 April 1873 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Auckland East | Julius Vogel | 8 April 1873 | 6 July 1875 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Lords/meta/color;" | | none | Daniel Pollen | 6 July 1875 | 15 February 1876 | Member of the Legislative Council |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Wanganui | Julius Vogel | 15 February 1876 | 1 September 1876 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Egmont | Harry Atkinson | 1 September 1876 | 13 October 1877 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Thames | George Grey | 13 October 1877 | 8 October 1879 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Selwyn | John Hall | 8 October 1879 | 21 April 1882 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Lords/meta/color;" | | none | Frederick Whitaker | 21 April 1882 | 25 September 1883 | Member of the Legislative Council |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Egmont | Harry Atkinson | 25 September 1883 | 16 August 1884 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Dunedin East | Robert Stout | 16 August 1884 | 28 August 1884 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Egmont | Harry Atkinson | 28 August 1884 | 3 September 1884 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Dunedin East | Robert Stout | 3 September 1884 | 8 October 1887 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Egmont | Harry Atkinson | 8 October 1887 | 24 January 1891 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Wanganui | John Ballance | 24 January 1891 | 27 April 1893 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Westland | Richard Seddon | 27 April 1893 | 10 June 1906 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Timaru | William Hall-Jones | 10 June 1906 | 6 August 1906 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Awarua | Joseph Ward | 6 August 1906 | 12 March 1912 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Egmont | Thomas Mackenzie | 12 March 1912 | 10 July 1912 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Franklin | William Massey | 10 July 1912 | 10 May 1925 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Lords/meta/color;" | | none | Francis Bell | 10 May 1925 | 30 May 1925 | Member of the Legislative Council |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Kaipara | Gordon Coates | 30 May 1925 | 10 December 1928 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Invercargill | Joseph Ward | 10 December 1928 | 28 May 1930 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Hurunui | George Forbes | 28 May 1930 | 6 December 1935 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Auckland West | Michael Joseph Savage | 6 December 1935 | 27 March 1940 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Wellington Central | Peter Fraser | 27 March 1940 | 27 November 1946 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Brooklyn | Peter Fraser | 27 November 1946 | 13 December 1949 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Fendalton | Sidney Holland | 13 December 1949 | 20 September 1957 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Pahiatua | Keith Holyoake | 20 September 1957 | 12 December 1957 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Hutt | Walter Nash | 12 December 1957 | 12 December 1960 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Pahiatua | Keith Holyoake | 12 December 1960 | 7 February 1972 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Karori | Jack Marshall | 7 February 1972 | 8 December 1972 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Sydenham | Norman Kirk | 8 December 1972 | 31 August 1974 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Onehunga | Hugh Watt | 31 August 1974 | 6 September 1974 | Acting Prime Minister |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Tasman | Bill Rowling | 6 September 1974 | 12 December 1975 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Tamaki | Robert Muldoon | 12 December 1975 | 26 July 1984 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Mangere | David Lange | 26 July 1984 | 8 August 1989 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Christchurch Central | Geoffrey Palmer | 8 August 1989 | 4 September 1990 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Christchurch North | Mike Moore | 4 September 1990 | 2 November 1990 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | King Country | Jim Bolger | 2 November 1990 | 12 October 1996 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Taranaki-King Country | Jim Bolger | 12 October 1996 | 8 December 1997 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Rakaia | Jenny Shipley | 8 December 1997 | 5 December 1999 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Mount Albert | Helen Clark | 5 December 1999 | 19 November 2008 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Helensville | John Key | 19 November 2008 | 12 December 2016 | |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | none | Bill English | 12 December 2016 | 26 October 2017 | List MP |
| style="background-color: Template:House of Commons/meta/color;" | | Mount Albert | Jacinda Ardern | 26 October 2017 | Incumbent | |