Te_Tai_Rawhiti

Te Tai Rawhiti

Te Tai Rawhiti

Former Māori electorate in New Zealand

Te Tai Rawhiti (lit. 'The East Coast') was one of the five new New Zealand parliamentary Māori electorates created in 1996 for MMP. It largely replaced its English-named predecessor, Eastern Maori, though Te Tai Rawhiti's boundary was retracted significantly in the central North Island.

Te Tai Rawhiti only existed for one electoral term, and in 1999 was largely replaced by Waiariki and Ikaroa-Rāwhiti.

Population centres

The electorate was based in the Bay of Plenty and East Cape regions, as well as parts of eastern Waikato, and included the following population centres:

Tribal areas

The electorate included the following tribal areas:

History

Te Tai Rawhiti was one of the five new Māori electorates created for the 1996 election with the introduction of mixed-member proportional (MMP) representation, and which were all won by the Tight Five of New Zealand First.

In the 1999 election it was substantially replaced by Waiariki.

Members of Parliament

Key

  NZ First   Alliance

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List MPs

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Election results

1996 election

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References

  1. [1]
    "Electorate Candidate and Party Votes Recorded at Each Polling Place – Te Tai Rawhiti" (PDF). Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  2. [2]
    Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties
  3. [3]
    Party Lists of Unsuccessful Registered Parties


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