Member of Parliament
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1981–1984 | 40th | Eastern Maori | Labour | |
| 1984–1987 | 41st | Eastern Maori | Labour | |
| 1987–1990 | 42nd | Eastern Maori | Labour | |
| 1990–1993 | 43rd | Eastern Maori | Labour | |
| 1993–1996 | 44th | Eastern Maori | Labour | |
Tapsell stood as the Labour Party candidate for Rotorua in the 1975 election and the 1978 election, but was not successful in entering Parliament until the 1981 election, when he stood as a candidate in the Eastern Maori electorate. At various stages of his parliamentary career, Tapsell served as Minister of Internal Affairs, Minister for the Arts, Minister of Police, Minister of Civil Defence, Minister of Science, Minister of Forestry, and Minister of Defence.
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