Gerry Brownlee - Member of Parliament

Member of Parliament

Parliament of New Zealand
Years Term Electorate List Party
1996–1999 45th Ilam 47 National
1999–2002 46th Ilam 36 National
2002–2005 47th Ilam 9 National
2005–2008 48th Ilam 2 National
2008–2011 49th Ilam 3 National
2011–present 50th Ilam 4 National

In the 1993 elections, Brownlee stood as the National Party candidate in the Sydenham electorate, where he campaigned – unsuccessfully – against Jim Anderton of the newly formed Alliance. In the 1996 election he contested the nearby seat of Ilam, and won by a comfortable margin. He has remained the MP for Ilam since that point, although his majority declined until making a strong recovery in the 2005 election.

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