Member of Parliament
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 1966–1969 | 35th | New Lynn | Labour | |
| 1969–1972 | 36th | New Lynn | Labour | |
| 1972–1975 | 37th | New Lynn | Labour | |
| 1975–1978 | 38th | New Lynn | Labour | |
| 1978–1981 | 39th | New Lynn | Labour | |
| 1981–1984 | 40th | New Lynn | Labour | |
| 1984–1987 | 41st | New Lynn | Labour | |
| 1987–1990 | 42nd | New Lynn | Labour | |
| 1993–1996 | 44th | New Lynn | Labour | |
| 1996–1999 | 45th | List | 7 | Labour |
| 1999–2002 | 46th | List | 6 | Labour |
| 2002–2005 | 47th | List | 3 | Labour |
In 1966, Hunt was elected to Parliament in Auckland's New Lynn electorate. He remained MP for New Lynn until 1996, when he became a list MP after losing in Tamaki to National's Clem Simich. Hunt was returned twice more as a list MP; losing Waitakere to National's Brian Neeson in the 1999 election, and as a list-only candidate in the 2002 election. At various times, he served as Minister of Telecommunications and Broadcasting, Minister of Tourism, Minister of Housing, and Postmaster General. He was the longest-serving member of Parliament, earning him the unofficial title of 'Father of the House'. In 1989, Prime Minister Geoffrey Palmer nominated Hunt a member of the Privy Council in recognition of his long service.
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