Ihaia Tainui
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Ihaia Tainui was a Māori member of the New Zealand parliament
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He represented the electorate of Southern Maori
from 1879 (after Hori Kerei Taiaroa
was disqualified) to 1881, when he resigned and Hori Taiaroa resumed the electorate.
Parliament of New Zealand
The Parliament of New Zealand consists of the Queen of New Zealand and the New Zealand House of Representatives and, until 1951, the New Zealand Legislative Council. The House of Representatives is often referred to as "Parliament".The House of Representatives usually consists of 120 Members of...
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He represented the electorate of Southern Maori
Southern Maori
Southern Maori was one of the four original New Zealand Parliamentary Māori electorates, from 1868 to 1996.-Population centres:The electorate includes the following population centres:* -Tribal Areas:...
from 1879 (after Hori Kerei Taiaroa
Hori Kerei Taiaroa
Hori Kerei Taiaroa was a Māori member of the New Zealand parliament and the Paramount Chief of the southern iwi of Ngai Tahu. The son of Ngai Tahu leader Te Matenga and Mawera Taiaroa, he was born at Otakau on the Otago Peninsula in the 1830s or early 1840s.He represented the Southern Maori...
was disqualified) to 1881, when he resigned and Hori Taiaroa resumed the electorate.