Member of Parliament
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 1987–1990 | 42nd | Papatoetoe | Labour | |
| 1990–1993 | 43rd | Papatoetoe | Labour | |
| 1993–1996 | 44th | Papatoetoe | Labour | |
| 1996–1999 | 45th | Manukau East | none | Labour |
| 1999–2002 | 46th | Manukau East | none | Labour |
| 2002–2005 | 47th | Manukau East | none | Labour |
| 2005–2008 | 48th | Manukau East | none | Labour |
| 2008–2011 | 49th | Manukau East | none | Labour |
| 2011–present | 50th | Manukau East | none | Labour |
Robertson was first elected to Parliament in the 1987 elections, representing Papatoetoe. Since the 1996 elections, when the Papatoetoe seat was abolished, Robertson has represented the seat of Manukau East.
In the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand he was an assistant speaker.
In 2006 Robertson reported to the New Zealand Police that a marijuana dealer was operating next to his electorate office in Otara.
In addition, Ross Robertson is the Second Assistant Speaker of the House, able to preside when any of the other presiding officers are unavailable.
Read more about this topic: Ross Robertson
Famous quotes containing the words member of, member and/or parliament:
“Behind the concept of woman’s strangeness is the idea that a woman may do anything: she is below society, not bound by its law, unpredictable; an attribute given to every member of the league of the unfortunate.”
—Christina Stead (1902–1983)
“And the member for the constituency
Feeds the five thousand, and has plenty back.”
—William Robert Rodgers (1909–1969)
“A Parliament is that to the Commonwealth which the soul is to the body.... It behoves us therefore to keep the facility of that soul from distemper.”
—John Pym (1584–1643)