 Placed in 13th place on the Green Party list for the , Genter entered Parliament, with the Greens gaining 14 List Members of Parliament.In July 2015 Genter became the third ever female MP to hold a finance portfolio, alongside the Transport and Youth portfolios.The departure of long-standing Health Spokesperson Kevin Hague in September 2016 led to her taking on the Health portfolio, keeping Transport, Youth, Auckland Issues, and Associate Finance.