John Hopere Wharewiti Uru
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John Hopere Wharewiti Uru (1868 – 29 November 1921) was a Māori of Ngai Tahu
and an Independent (and sometimes Reform
) Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
He won the Southern Maori
seat in the 1918 by-election when he defeated Taare Parata
, and held it to 1921, when he died. He was succeeded by his brother Henare Uru
.
Ngai Tahu
Ngāi Tahu, or Kāi Tahu, is the principal Māori iwi of the southern region of New Zealand, with the tribal authority, Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, being based in Christchurch and Invercargill. The iwi combines three groups, Kāi Tahu itself, and Waitaha and Kāti Mamoe who lived in the South Island prior...
and an Independent (and sometimes Reform
New Zealand Reform Party
The Reform Party, formally the New Zealand Political Reform League, was New Zealand's second major political party, having been founded as a conservative response to the original Liberal Party...
) Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
He won the 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:...
seat in the 1918 by-election when he defeated Taare Parata
Taare Parata
Taare Rakatauhake Parata was a Māori and a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He won the Southern Maori electorate in the 1911 general election, and held it to 1918, when he died.-References:...
, and held it to 1921, when he died. He was succeeded by his brother Henare Uru
Henare Uru
Henare Whakatau Uru was a Māori of Ngāi Tahu and a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He won the Southern Maori electorate in the 1922 Southern Maori by-election after the death of his brother John Hopere Wharewiti Uru, and held it to 1928 when he was defeated by Tuiti...
.