Member of Parliament
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1990–93 | 43rd | Nelson | Labour | |
| 1993–96 | 44th | Nelson | Labour | |
Blincoe was first elected to Parliament in the 1990 elections as MP for Nelson, replacing the outgoing Philip Woollaston. He was re-elected in the 1993 elections, but in the 1996 elections, the seat of Nelson was expanded into rural areas formerly part of the Tasman electorate. Blincoe was defeated by the incumbent Tasman MP, Nick Smith of the National Party.
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