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Kōrero: Tōrangapū – Māori and political parties

Ngā rōpū o ngā māngai Māori, mai i te tau 1890 ki te tau 2014

Northern Māori

Independent 1890–1893
Liberal 1893–1914
Reform 1914–35
Reform/National 1935–38
Labour 1938–93
NZ First 1993–96
Electorate abolished in 1996

Western Māori

Independent 1890–1914
Reform 1914–35
Rātana 1935–38
Labour 1938–96
Electorate abolished in 1996

Eastern Māori

Liberal 1890–1935
National 1935–43
Labour 1943–96
Electorate abolished in 1996

Southern Māori

Liberal 1890–1918
Independent 1918–21
Reform 1922–28
United 1928–32
Rātana 1932–36
Labour 1936–96
Electorate abolished in 1996

Te Puku o te Whenua

NZ First 1996–98
Mauri Pacific 1998–99
Electorate abolished in 1999

Te Tai Hauāuru

NZ First 1996–99
Labour 1999–2004
Māori 2004–14
Labour 2014–23
Māori 2023–

Te Tai Rāwhiti

NZ First 1996–98
Te Tawharau 1998–99
Electorate abolished in 1999

Te Tai Tokerau

NZ First 1996–98
Mauri Pacific 1998–99
Labour 1999–2005
Māori 2005–11
Mana 2011–14
Labour 2014–23
Māori 2023–

Tainui

Labour 2002–08
Electorate abolished in 2008

Te Tai Tonga

NZ First 1996–99
Labour 1999–2008
Māori 2008–11
Labour 2011–23
Māori 2023–

Ikaroa-Rāwhiti

Labour 1999–

Tāmaki Makaurau

Labour 2002–05
Māori 2005–14
Labour 2014–23
Māori 2023–

Waiariki

Labour 1999–2005
Māori 2005–17
Labour 2017–20
Māori 2020–

Hauraki-Waikato

Labour 2008–23
Māori 2023–

He kauwhata tēnei o ngā rōpū tōrangapū o ngā mema i toa i ngā tūru Māori mai anō i te tau 1890. I mua i te tau 1890, kāore kau he rōpū tōrangapū ōkawa i Aotearoa nei. 

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: Electoral Commission – Te Kaitiaki Take Kōwhiri

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Ann Sullivan, Tōrangapū – Māori and political parties – National, New Zealand First, Māori and Mana parties, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/node/215926 (accessed 27 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Ann Sullivan, i tāngia i te 15 June 2012, updated 26 February 2026.