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Under the name Paul Foster, Foster-Bell contested {{NZ electorate link|Dunedin South}} at the [[2002 New Zealand general election|2002 general election]], losing to [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour Party]] incumbent [[David Benson-Pope]].[{{cite news| url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11150200 |title=New list MP seeks nomination for Whangarei electorate |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=1 November 2013 |first=Adam |last=Bennett |accessdate=27 September 2014}}][{{cite web |title=Dunedin South ]- Candidate Vote Details |url=https://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2002/e9/html/e9_part8_cand_11.html |access-date=19 April 2026 |website=NEW ZEALAND ELECTION RESULTS}} He was ranked 56 on the National Party list, too low to be elected as a list MP.[{{cite web |title=Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties |url=https://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2002/e9/html/e9_part3.html |access-date=19 April 2026 |website=NEW ZEALAND ELECTION RESULTS}}] |
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Under the name Paul Foster, Foster-Bell contested {{NZ electorate link|Dunedin South}} at the [[2002 New Zealand general election|2002 general election]], losing to [[New Zealand Labour Party|Labour Party]] incumbent [[David Benson-Pope]].[{{cite news| url= http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11150200 |title=New list MP seeks nomination for Whangarei electorate |work=[[The New Zealand Herald]] |date=1 November 2013 |first=Adam |last=Bennett |accessdate=27 September 2014}}][{{cite web |title=Dunedin South – Candidate Vote Details |url=https://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2002/e9/html/e9_part8_cand_11.html |access-date=19 April 2026 |website=NEW ZEALAND ELECTION RESULTS}}] He was ranked 56 on the National Party list, too low to be elected as a list MP.[{{cite web |title=Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties |url=https://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2002/e9/html/e9_part3.html |access-date=19 April 2026 |website=NEW ZEALAND ELECTION RESULTS}}] |
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In the [[2011 New Zealand general election|2011 general election]] he stood in the [[Wellington Central (electorate)|Wellington Central]] electorate and lost to Labour incumbent [[Grant Robertson]].[{{cite web |last=Commission |first=New Zealand Electoral |title=Official Count Results ]-- Wellington Central |url=https://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2011/electorate-59.html |access-date=19 April 2026 |website=NEW ZEALAND ELECTION RESULTS}} Foster-Bell was not initially elected as a list MP, but was called to Parliament in May 2013 to replace [[Jackie Blue]] who retired.[{{cite news| first = Robert Andrew |last=Peden |url = http://www.dia.govt.nz/MSOS118/On-Line/NZGazette.nsf/6cee7698a9bbc7cfcc256d510059ed0b/aa437cd1af75bf23cc257b7200630588!OpenDocument&Highlight=0,Paul,Ayers,Robert,Foster-Bell | title = Declaration by Electoral Commission That Paul Ayers Robert Foster-Bell is Elected a Member of Parliament | date = 21 May 2013 |work= [[New Zealand Gazette]] |page =1741 |accessdate = 29 May 2013}}][{{cite news | url= http://www.3news.co.nz/Diplomat-to-become-new-National-MP/tabid/1607/articleID/295404/Default.aspx | work= 3 News | title= Diplomat to become new National MP | date= 24 April 2013 | accessdate= 29 May 2013 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130603015537/http://www.3news.co.nz/Diplomat-to-become-new-National-MP/tabid/1607/articleID/295404/Default.aspx | archive-date= 3 June 2013 | url-status= dead }}] He was sworn in on 28 May 2013 and gave his maiden statement, quoting [[Margaret Thatcher]], [[Jenny Shipley]] and [[Winston Churchill]], on 12 June.[{{cite news |last=Bradford-Crozier |first=Katie |title=Paul Foster-Bell sworn in as MP |url= http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/news/nbpol/583315594-paul-foster-bell-sworn-in-as-mp |accessdate=28 May 2013 |work=[[Newstalk ZB]] |date=28 May 2013}}][{{Cite web |date=12 June 2013 |title=Maiden Statements |url=https://hansard.parliament.nz/hansard-transcript/2013-06-12/maiden-statements?sId=a3c206dafd224b1fa0083f41eceb36c4 |access-date=19 April 2026 |website=New Zealand Parliament}}] In his first term, he was a member of the health committee and the justice and electoral committee; at the end of the term he became the latter's deputy chair.[{{cite web |title=Paul Foster-Bell |url= https://www3.parliament.nz/en/mps-and-electorates/former-members-of-parliament/foster-bell-paul/ |publisher=New Zealand Parliament |accessdate=19 April 2026}}] |
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In the [[2011 New Zealand general election|2011 general election]] he stood in the [[Wellington Central (electorate)|Wellington Central]] electorate and lost to Labour incumbent [[Grant Robertson]].[{{cite web |last=Commission |first=New Zealand Electoral |title=Official Count Results – Wellington Central |url=https://www.electionresults.govt.nz/electionresults_2011/electorate-59.html |access-date=19 April 2026 |website=NEW ZEALAND ELECTION RESULTS}}] Foster-Bell was not initially elected as a list MP, but was called to Parliament in May 2013 to replace [[Jackie Blue]] who retired.[{{cite news| first = Robert Andrew |last=Peden |url = http://www.dia.govt.nz/MSOS118/On-Line/NZGazette.nsf/6cee7698a9bbc7cfcc256d510059ed0b/aa437cd1af75bf23cc257b7200630588!OpenDocument&Highlight=0,Paul,Ayers,Robert,Foster-Bell | title = Declaration by Electoral Commission That Paul Ayers Robert Foster-Bell is Elected a Member of Parliament | date = 21 May 2013 |work= [[New Zealand Gazette]] |page =1741 |accessdate = 29 May 2013}}][{{cite news | url= http://www.3news.co.nz/Diplomat-to-become-new-National-MP/tabid/1607/articleID/295404/Default.aspx | work= 3 News | title= Diplomat to become new National MP | date= 24 April 2013 | accessdate= 29 May 2013 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130603015537/http://www.3news.co.nz/Diplomat-to-become-new-National-MP/tabid/1607/articleID/295404/Default.aspx | archive-date= 3 June 2013 | url-status= dead }}] He was sworn in on 28 May 2013 and gave his maiden statement, quoting [[Margaret Thatcher]], [[Jenny Shipley]] and [[Winston Churchill]], on 12 June.[{{cite news |last=Bradford-Crozier |first=Katie |title=Paul Foster-Bell sworn in as MP |url= http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/auckland/news/nbpol/583315594-paul-foster-bell-sworn-in-as-mp |accessdate=28 May 2013 |work=[[Newstalk ZB]] |date=28 May 2013}}][{{Cite web |date=12 June 2013 |title=Maiden Statements |url=https://hansard.parliament.nz/hansard-transcript/2013-06-12/maiden-statements?sId=a3c206dafd224b1fa0083f41eceb36c4 |access-date=19 April 2026 |website=New Zealand Parliament}}] In his first term, he was a member of the health committee and the justice and electoral committee; at the end of the term he became the latter's deputy chair.[{{cite web |title=Paul Foster-Bell |url= https://www3.parliament.nz/en/mps-and-electorates/former-members-of-parliament/foster-bell-paul/ |publisher=New Zealand Parliament |accessdate=19 April 2026}}] |
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[[File:Aro Valley candidates meeting (15174105711).jpg|thumbnail|Foster-Bell speaking at the 2014 Aro Valley candidates meeting before the election]] |
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[[File:Aro Valley candidates meeting (15174105711).jpg|thumbnail|Foster-Bell speaking at the 2014 Aro Valley candidates meeting before the election]] |
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