Māori electorates
electoral districts for Māori voters in New Zealand
In New Zealand politics, Māori electorates, also known as the Māori seats, are a special category of electorate that until 1967 gave reserved positions to representatives of Māori in the New Zealand Parliament.
Every area in New Zealand is covered by both a general and a Māori electorate; as of 2020, there are seven Māori electorates.[1][2]
List
changeCurrent
changeBelow is a list of the current seven Māori electorates. The each electorate's MP in the 54th Parliament of New Zealand, along with each MP's party, is also included in the table below.
| Electorate | Region | Namesake/translation | MP | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Te Tai Tokerau | Northland and Auckland | "northern district" | Mariameno Kapa-Kingi | Māori | |
| Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland | Auckland (Māori name) | Takutai Moana Kemp | Māori | |
| Hauraki-Waikato | Auckland and Waikato | Hauraki Gulf and Waikato River | Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke | Māori | |
| Waiariki | Bay of Plenty and Waikato | "chiefly waters" | Rawiri Waititi | Māori | |
| Ikaroa-Rāwhiti | Hawke's Bay, Gisborne, Manawatū-Whanganui and Wellington | long (roa) eastern (rāwhiti) electorate of the North Island/Te Ika-a-Māui | Cushla Tangaere-Manuel | Labour | |
| Te Tai Hauāuru | Taranaki, Waikato, Manawatū-Whanganui and Wellington | "western district" | Debbie Ngarewa-Packer | Māori | |
| Te Tai Tonga | The South Island, Wellington and the Chatham Islands | "southern district" | Tākuta Ferris | Māori | |
References
change- ↑ "Change in the 20th century". Māori and the vote. New Zealand History. p. 3.
- ↑ "Number of Electorates and Electoral Populations: 2013 Census". Stats NZ. 7 October 2013. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2019.