Member of Parliament
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 1978–1981 | 39th | Albany | National | |
| 1981–1984 | 40th | Albany | National | |
| 1984–1987 | 41st | Rodney | National | |
| 1987–1990 | 42nd | Albany | National | |
| 1990–1993 | 43rd | Albany | National | |
| 1993–1996 | 44th | Albany | National | |
| 1996–1999 | 45th | List | 2 | National |
| 1999–2000 | 46th | List | 3 | National |
In the elections of 1969 and 1972, McKinnon stood unsuccessfully as the National Party's candidate in the Birkenhead electorate, having previously served on two of the party's electorate committees. In the election of 1978, McKinnon won the newly established seat of Albany, which covered much of the same area.
In 1980, McKinnon was made the government's junior Whip. Two years later, he was made senior Whip. When Prime Minister Robert Muldoon called the snap election of 1984, and was defeated by David Lange's New Zealand Labour Party, McKinnon remained senior Whip for his party in Opposition. In September 1987, he became deputy leader of the National Party.
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