Members of Parliament
Christchurch East has been represented by seven electorate MPs:
Key
Independent Liberal Labour National
| Election | Winner | |
|---|---|---|
| 1871 election | Edward Jerningham Wakefield | |
| (Electorate abolished 1875–1905, see City of Christchurch) | ||
| 1905 election | Thomas Davey | |
| 1908 election | ||
| 1911 election | ||
| 1914 election | Henry Thacker | |
| 1919 election | ||
| 1922 election | Tim Armstrong | |
| 1925 election | ||
| 1928 election | ||
| 1931 election | ||
| 1935 election | ||
| 1938 election | ||
| 1943 by-election | Mabel Howard | |
| 1943 election | ||
| (Electorate abolished 1946–1996) | ||
| 1996 election | Larry Sutherland | |
| 1999 election | Lianne Dalziel | |
| 2002 election | ||
| 2005 election | ||
| 2008 election | ||
| 2011 election | ||
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