Complex sentence: Henare Kaihau (1854/1860?--20 May 1920) was a New Zealand Māori politician, serving as Member of the House of Representatives for the Western Maori electorate from 1896 when he defeated Ropata Te Ao, to 1911 when he was defeated by Maui Pomare.
Split into simpler sentences: Henare Kaihau (1854/1860?--20 May 1920) was a New Zealand Māori politician, serving as Member of the House of Representatives for the Western Maori electorate. In the 1896 election, he defeated Ropata Te Ao, and he held the Western Maori electorate to 1911 when he was defeated by Maui Pomare.