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Māori and general electorates, 1867–1993

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Māori electorates were set up in 1867, when there were 72 general electorates. The number of electorates in relation to the Māori and the European population is shown here.

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Sources: Alan McRobie, New Zealand electoral atlas. Wellington: GP Books, 1989; Electoral Commission (top); T. Papps, ‘Growth and distribution of population.’ In Population of New Zealand. Vol. 1. New York: United Nations, 1985, tables 8 and 17; Ian Pool, Te [no-lexicon]iwi[/no-lexicon] Maori: a New Zealand population, past, present & projected. Auckland: Auckland University Press, 1991, p. 58; Statistics New Zealand (bottom)

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Neill Atkinson, Voting rights – Miners and Māori, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/graph/36428/maori-and-general-electorates-1867-1993 (accessed 11 June 2026).

Story by Neill Atkinson, published 1 June 2012.