| Te Tai Tokerau | |||||||
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| Single-member Māori constituency for the New Zealand House of Representatives | |||||||
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| Formation | 1996 | ||||||
| Region | Northland Auckland | ||||||
| Character | Urban and rural | ||||||
| Term | 3 years | ||||||
| Member for Te Tai Tokerau | |||||||
Mariameno Kapa-Kingi since 14 October 2023 | |||||||
| Party | Te Pāti Māori | ||||||
| List MPs | |||||||
| Previous MP | Kelvin Davis (Labour) | ||||||
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Te Tai Tokerau (lit. 'The North Coast') is a New Zealand parliamentary Māori electorate that was created out of the Northern Maori electorate ahead of the first Mixed Member Proportional (MMP) election in 1996. It was held first by Tau Henare representing New Zealand First for one term, and then Dover Samuels of the Labour Party for two terms. From 2005 to 2014, it was held by MP Hone Harawira. Initially a member of the Māori Party, Harawira resigned from both the party and then Parliament, causing the 2011 by-election. He was returned under the Mana Party banner in July 2011 and confirmed at the November 2011 general election. In the 2014 election, he was beaten by Labour's Kelvin Davis, ending the representation of the Mana Party in Parliament.