Member of Parliament
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 1987–1990 | 42nd | Ashburton | National | |
| 1990–1993 | 43rd | Ashburton | National | |
| 1993–1996 | 44th | Rakaia | National | |
| 1996–1999 | 45th | Rakaia | 4 | National |
| 1999–2002 | 46th | Rakaia | 1 | National |
Having joined the National Party in 1975, Shipley successfully stood for the Ashburton electorate in the 1987 election, entering parliament at age 35, at the time one of parliament's youngest members. She would represent this electorate until her retirement from politics in 2002, though it was renamed Rakaia in 1990.
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