Bill Birch - Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate List Party
1972–1975 37th Franklin National
1975–1978 38th Franklin National
1978–1981 39th Rangiriri National
1981–1984 40th Rangiriri National
1984–1987 41st Franklin National
1987–1990 42nd Maramarua National
1990–1993 43rd Maramarua National
1993–1996 44th Franklin National
1996–1999 45th Port Waikato 3 National

Birch first entered parliament in the 1972 election, as the National Party's candidate for the Franklin electorate (which included Pukekohe). National won the 1975 election, and formed the third National Government. He held the seat through several renamings to 1996; it was called Rangiriri from 1978 to 1984 and Maramarua from 1987 to 1993, but reverted to Franklin in 1984 and 1993. In 1996 with MMP he won the new Port Waikato seat, and he retired in 1999.

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