This is a chronological list of
parliamentary electorates in the
New Zealand
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which were represented by sitting
prime minister
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s.
Four prime ministers were members of the now abolished
New Zealand Legislative Council
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and one has been a
List MP
A list MP is a member of parliament (MP) elected from a party list rather than from by a geographical constituency. The place in Parliament is due to the number of votes that the party won, not to votes received by the MP personally. This occurs ...
. No prime minister has represented a
Māori electorate.
List
The following is a list of all electorates represented by sitting prime ministers:
Notes
References
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{{Lists of prime ministers of New Zealand
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Electorates