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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	Island Bay
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

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