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| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1861–64 | 3rd | Waimea | Independent | |
| 1878–1879 | 6th | Cheviot | Independent | |
| 1879–1881 | 7th | Cheviot | Independent | |
| 1889–1890 | 10th | Lincoln | Independent | |
| 1890–1893 | 11th | Selwyn | Independent | |
| 1893–1896 | 12th | Selwyn | Independent | |
Alfred Saunders (1820–1905) was a 19th century New Zealand politician.[1]
He was elected onto the Nelson Provincial Council representing Waimea South in 1855 and remained a councillor until his election of Superintendent for the Nelson Province from 1865 to 1867. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Waimea in 1861, and he resigned from this seat in 1864. He then represented Cheviot from 1878 to 1881 when he was defeated. From 1889 to 1890 he represented the Lincoln electorate and from 1890 to 1896 he represented Selwyn, being defeated at the general election of 1896 for the latter constituency.[2]
He supported the Temperance Union petition in favour of woman's suffrage to Parliament in 1891.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Perry Robinson |
Superintendent of Nelson Province 1865–1867 |
Succeeded by Oswald Curtis |
| Parliament of New Zealand | ||
| Preceded by David Monro John Kelling |
Member of Parliament for Waimea 1861–1864 |
Succeeded by John George Miles |
| Preceded by Leonard Harper |
Member of Parliament for Cheviot 1878–1881 |
Succeeded by Hugh McIlraith |
| Preceded by Arthur O'Callaghan |
Member of Parliament for Lincoln 1889–1890 |
Constituency abolished |
| Preceded by John Hall |
Member of Parliament for Selwyn 1890–1896 |
Succeeded by Cathcart Wason |