Member of Parliament
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 1975–1978 | 38th | Rangiora | National | |
| 1978–1981 | 39th | Rangiora | National | |
| 1981–1984 | 40th | Rangiora | National | |
| 1996–1999 | 45th | List | 2 | ACT |
After holding a number of internal party positions, Quigley stood as the National Party's candidate for the Rangiora seat in the 1975 election. The seat had been taken from National Party by Kerry Burke of the Labour Party at the previous election, but was successfully won back by Quigley.
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