Member of Parliament
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 2008–2011 | 49th | Taupō | 53 | National |
| 2011 – present | 50th | Taupō | 44 | National |
Upston was elected to Parliament at the 2008 general election.
She received small notability in the media for comments made in her Maiden Statement to the House of Representatives, such as her slogan approach to crime:
"The police are good. The criminals are bad. It's that simple."
After unseating Mark Burton, a Labour cabinet minister, she increased her majority by more than double to 14,115 votes. This made Taupō one of the safest seats in the country. Upston was appointed to Junior Whip for the National Government. Following the February 2013 reshuffle by John Key, Upston was created Chief Whip and joined by Tim Macindoe and Jami-Lee Ross who act as Junior and Third Whip in Parliament.
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