Māori electorates

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. 

List
Current
Below 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.

ElectorateRegionNamesake/translationMPPartyTe Tai Tokerau Northland and Auckland"northern district"MāoriTāmaki Makaurau AucklandAuckland (Māori name)MāoriHauraki-Waikato Auckland and WaikatoHauraki Gulf and Waikato RiverMāoriWaiariki Bay of Plenty and Waikato"chiefly waters"MāoriIkaroa-Rāwhiti Hawke's Bay, Gisborne, Manawatū-Whanganui and Wellingtonlong (roa) eastern (rāwhiti) electorate of the North Island/Te Ika-a-MāuiTe Tai Hauāuru Taranaki, Waikato, Manawatū-Whanganui and Wellington"western district"MāoriTe Tai Tonga The South Island, Wellington and the Chatham Islands"southern district"Māori

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