Member of Parliament
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 1981–1984 | 40th | Whangarei | National | |
| 1984–1987 | 41st | Whangarei | National | |
| 1987–1990 | 42nd | Whangarei | National | |
| 1990–1993 | 43rd | Whangarei | National | |
| 1993–1996 | 44th | Whangarei | National | |
| 1996–1999 | 45th | Whangarei | 16 | National |
| 2011–present | 50th | Epsom | 4 | ACT |
In the 1978 general election, Banks stood as the National Party candidate for the Roskill electorate, but was unsuccessful. In the 1981 election, he stood in a different seat, Whangarei, and won. He would retain this seat for the remainder of his parliamentary career with the National Party.
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