Te Tai Tonga

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Te Tai Tonga is a New Zealand Parliamentary Māori electorate.

It is currently held by Mahara Okeroa MP[1].

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[edit] Population Centres

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The electorate includes the following population centres:

  • (To be completed)

[edit] Tribal Areas

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The electorate includes the following tribal areas:

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[edit] History

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With MMP in 1996 the Southern Maori seat was replaced by Te Tai Tonga. Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan who had held the Southern Maori seat for many years narrowly lost the new seat to Tu Wyllie.

[edit] Election results

Election Winner
1996 election Tu Wyllie - New Zealand First
1999 election Mahara Okeroa - New Zealand Labour Party
2002 election Mahara Okeroa - New Zealand Labour Party
2005 election Mahara Okeroa - New Zealand Labour Party

[edit] References

  1. ^ New Zealand Parliament - Mahara Okeroa MP

[edit] External links

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