Member of Parliament
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1975–1978 | 38th | Manurewa | National | |
| 1978–1981 | 39th | Papakura | National | |
| 1981–1984 | 40th | Papakura | National | |
| 1984–1987 | 41st | Papakura | National | |
| 1987–1990 | 42nd | Papakura | National | |
He represented the Manurewa electorate from 1975 to 1978, and then the Papakura electorate from 1978 to 1990, when he retired.
Wellington served as a Cabinet minister, being the Minister of Education from 13 December 1978 to 26 July 1984. Wellington was a Muldoon loyalist, and was demoted after National's 1984 election defeat.
He died in 2003 - see obituary in NZ Herald Merv Wellington obituary by Arnold Pickmere
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