List of longest-serving members of the New Zealand House of Representatives

This is a list of members of the New Zealand House of Representatives who have served for at least 30 years. The time of service is not always continuous and separate terms are aggregated. Thirty-five individuals have served in excess of 30 years in the House. Two individuals on the list are current members: Winston Peters and Damien O'Connor.

Members of Parliament who have served for at least 30 years

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† Died in office

Name Portrait First elected Left Parliament Highest office held Period of service References data-sort-value=“Labour” Rex Mason 15 April 1926 25 October 1966 Cabinet Minister data-sort-value=“National” Sir Keith Holyoake 1 December 1932 10 March 1977 Prime Minister data-sort-value=“Liberal” Sir Maurice O'Rorke 18 January 1861 5 November 1902 Speaker of the House data-sort-value=“NZFirst” Winston Peters 24 May 1979 present Deputy Prime Minister data-sort-value=“Labour” Sir Walter Nash 18 December 1929 4 June 1968† Prime Minister data-sort-value=“Labour” Jonathan Hunt 26 November 1966 30 March 2005 Speaker of the House data-sort-value=“Liberal” Sir Āpirana Ngata 20 December 1905 30 August 1943 Cabinet Minister data-sort-value=“Liberal” Sir Joseph Ward 26 September 1887 8 July 1930† Prime Minister data-sort-value=“Labour” Trevor Mallard 14 July 1984 20 October 2022 Speaker of the House data-sort-value=“Liberal” Sir William Steward 3 February 1871 20 November 1911 Speaker of the House data-sort-value=“Liberal” George Forbes 17 November 1908 30 August 1943 Prime Minister data-sort-value=“Labour” Sir Eruera Tirikātene 3 August 1932 11 January 1967† Cabinet Minister data-sort-value=“Labour” Warren Freer 24 September 1947 29 October 1981 Cabinet Minister data-sort-value=“Labour” Clyde Carr 14 November 1928 31 May 1962 Chairman of Committees data-sort-value=“United” Peter Dunne 14 July 1984 23 September 2017 Cabinet Minister data-sort-value=“Reform” William Hughes Field 6 January 1900 1 November 1935 MP data-sort-value=“Labour” Sir Arnold Nordmeyer 27 November 1935 28 October 1969 Leader of the Opposition data-sort-value=“Labour” Damien O'Connor 6 November 1993 present Cabinet Minister data-sort-value=“Liberal” Sir James Carroll 7 September 1887 27 November 1919 Cabinet Minister data-sort-value=“Labour” Peter Fraser 3 October 1918 12 December 1950† Prime Minister data-sort-value=“Labour” Phil Goff 28 November 1981 12 October 2016 Leader of the Opposition data-sort-value=“Labour” Robert McKeen 7 December 1922 5 October 1954 Speaker of the House data-sort-value=“Labour” Bill Parry 17 December 1919 27 July 1951 Cabinet Minister data-sort-value=“Reform” Gordon Coates 19 December 1911 27 May 1943† Prime Minister data-sort-value=“National” Sir Robert Muldoon 26 November 1960 17 December 1991 Prime Minister data-sort-value=“Reform” William Massey 9 April 1894 10 May 1925† Prime Minister data-sort-value=“Reform” Sir James Allen 26 September 1887 22 March 1920 Cabinet Minister data-sort-value=“National” Nick Smith 27 October 1990 10 June 2021 Cabinet Minister data-sort-value=“Labour” Bob Tizard 30 November 1957 27 October 1990 Deputy Prime Minister data-sort-value=“Labour” Sir Robert Macfarlane 3 June 1939 28 October 1969 Speaker of the House data-sort-value=“Liberal” Sir Thomas Wilford 4 December 1896 18 November 1929 Leader of the Opposition data-sort-value=“Labour” Annette King 14 July 1984 23 September 2017 Cabinet Minister data-sort-value=“National” Murray McCully 15 August 1987 23 September 2017 Cabinet Minister data-sort-value=“National” Maurice Williamson 15 August 1987 23 September 2017 Cabinet Minister data-sort-value=“Liberal” Tom Duncan 9 December 1881 19 December 1911 Cabinet Minister

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See also Father of the House (New Zealand) List of longest-serving members of the Parliament of Australia

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