Te Puke te Ao
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Te Puke Te Ao was a 19th century Māori member of the New Zealand parliament
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He represented the seat of Western Maori
from 1884
when he defeated Wiremu Te Wheoro
, to 1886 when he died.
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 seat of Western Maori
Western Maori
Western Maori was one of the four former New Zealand Parliamentary Māori electorates, from 1868 to 1996.-Population Centres:The electorate includes the following population centres:* -Tribal Areas:...
from 1884
New Zealand general election, 1884
The New Zealand general election of 1884 was held on 22 July to elect a total of 95 MPs to the 9th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 21 July. A total number of 137,686 voters turned out to vote.-References:...
when he defeated Wiremu Te Wheoro
Wiremu te Wheoro
Wiremu Te Wheoro was a 19th century Māori member of the New Zealand parliament.He represented the seat of Western Maori from 1879 after Hoani Nahe retired, to 1884 when he was defeated by Te Puke Te Ao.-References:...
, to 1886 when he died.