Member of Parliament
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 1996–1999 | 45th | List | 8 | Labour |
| 1999–2002 | 46th | Te Tai Hauāuru | 10 | Labour |
| 2002–2005 | 47th | Tainui | 19 | Labour |
| 2005–2008 | 48th | Tainui | none | Labour |
| 2008–2011 | 49th | Hauraki-Waikato | 10 | Labour |
| 2011 – present | 50th | Hauraki-Waikato | 12 | Labour |
Mahuta was first elected to Parliament in the 1996 elections, when she became a list MP. In the 1999 elections, she won the Te Tai Hauauru electorate, and in the 2002 elections, she won Tainui. Before the 2008 general election the electorate boundaries were changed and it was renamed Hauraki-Waikato. She held the seat with a majority of 888.
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