Member of Parliament
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 2002–2005 | 47th | List | 2 | United Future |
| 2005–2007 | 48th | List | 3 | United Future |
| 2007–2008 | Changed allegiance to: | Independent | ||
The United Future party ranked Copeland second on their party list for the 2002 general election and he won election to Parliament with seven other United Future candidates. In the 2005 general election, he was third on the party list and was one of three United Future MPs.
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