Member of Parliament
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 1993–1996 | 44th | Otara | Labour | |
| 1996–1999 | 45th | Mangere | none | Labour |
| 1999–2002 | 46th | Mangere | 14 | Labour |
| 2002–2005 | 47th | Mangere | none | Labour |
| 2005–2007 | 48th | Mangere | 13 | Labour |
| 2007–2008 | Changed allegiance to: | Independent | ||
Field first became a Member of Parliament when elected by the South Auckland seat of Otara in the 1993 elections. He had stood for Otara in 1990 to replace Colin Moyle who was retiring, but with the swing against Labour in 1990 he was defeated by Trevor Rogers of the National Party.
In 1996 he was elected as MP for Mangere, succeeding David Lange. He was appointed parliamentary under-secretary for Pacific island affairs, social services and justice in 2002. He held the position of Minister outside Cabinet, with the portfolios of Associate Minister for Pacific Island Affairs, Associate Minister for Social Development and Employment, and Associate Minister for Justice, from 2003 until he was stood down in 2005.
In the September 2005 general election, Field won a majority of more than 16,000 over his nearest opponent, Clem Simich of the National Party. This was the largest majority in any electorate seat in New Zealand.
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