Member of Parliament
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 1996–1999 | 45th | List | 19 | National |
| 2000–2002 | 46th | List | 25 | National |
Anae first entered Parliament in the 1996 elections as a list MP, but after the 1999 election, missed returning to Parliament by a single place. When Don McKinnon resigned, however, Anae entered Parliament as his replacement. In the 2002 election, Anae was ranked lowly on the party list, and was not returned to Parliament. His low ranking was criticised at the time by various Pacific Island groups, who said that National was ignoring the Pacific community.
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