Māori electorates

GPTKB entity

Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf parliamentary electorate
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Electoral_Commission_(New_Zealand)
gptkbp:country gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:current_electorates_(2023) gptkb:Te_Tai_Tokerau
gptkb:Waiariki
gptkb:Hauraki-Waikato
gptkb:Ikaroa-Rāwhiti
gptkb:Tāmaki_Makaurau
gptkb:Te_Tai_Hauāuru
gptkb:Te_Tai_Tonga
gptkbp:debatedBy existence and future of Māori electorates
gptkbp:electoral_option_period every 5 years
gptkbp:established 1867
gptkbp:expanded_to_7 2002
gptkbp:first_MPs Māori men
gptkbp:firstElection 1868
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first indigenous representation in a settler parliament
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Māori electorates
gptkbp:number_of_electorates_(2023) 7
gptkbp:original_number 4
gptkbp:parliamentary_system unicameral
gptkbp:purpose to represent Māori people in Parliament
gptkbp:relatedLegislation gptkb:Māori_Representation_Act_1867
gptkbp:relatedTo Treaty of Waitangi
gptkbp:representation_type geographical
gptkbp:represents one Member of Parliament per electorate
gptkbp:reviewed_every census period
gptkbp:reviewedBy gptkb:Representation_Commission
gptkbp:sometimesCalled gptkb:Māori_seats
gptkbp:stateElectorate Māori descent
Māori registered on the Māori electoral roll
gptkbp:unique_to gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:New_Zealand_House_of_Representatives_elections
gptkbp:voters_can_choose Māori roll or general roll
gptkbp:votingSystem gptkb:Mixed-Member_Proportional_(MMP)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Maori
gptkb:Māori_people
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5