He had a number of parliamentary assignments, including as a member of the Joint House Committee from 1950 to 1956, a member of the Select Committee on the Provisions of the Kauri Timber Co Ltd Agreement Bill in 1950, chairman of the Honorary Royal Commission inquiring into the Town Planning and Development Act Amendment Bill from 1951 to 1952 and chairman of the Select Committee on the Workers' Compensation Act Amendment Bill in 1954.