Joy Quigley - Political Career

Political Career

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate	List	Party
1990–1993	43rd	Western Hutt		National
1993–1996	44th	Western Hutt		National
1996–1999	45th	List	13	National

Quigley was an MP from 1990 to 1999, representing the National Party. She was first elected to Parliament in the 1990 elections as MP for Western Hutt, defeating Labour's John Terris. She had previously stood in Eastern Hutt in the 1984 elections and Western Hutt in the 1987 elections, and had worked as a parliamentary secretary to prominent National MPs such as John Banks, George Gair, Don McKinnon and Ruth Richardson. She remained MP for Western Hutt until the seat was abolished in the 1996 election, the first MMP election. She then contested the new seat of Hutt South, but was defeated by Labour's Trevor Mallard. She remained in Parliament as a list MP, but left politics at the 1999 election.

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