Māori Representation Act 1867
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The Māori Representation Act 1867 was a New Zealand law that established dedicated parliamentary seats for Māori, marking a significant step toward formal political representation of Indigenous people in the country’s legislature.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Māori Representation Act 1867 canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of New Zealand
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electoral law ⓘ |
| affectedGroup | Māori male voters ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Māori people
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New Zealand House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToChamber | New Zealand House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToElectorateType | general elections in New Zealand ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | property-based franchise in general electorates ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| createdElectorate |
Eastern Māori
NERFINISHED
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Northern Māori NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Māori NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Māori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdElectorateType | Māori electorate ⓘ |
| createdOffice | Māori Member of Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Parliament of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enactmentYear | 1867 ⓘ |
| field |
constitutional law
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electoral law ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of Māori seats in the New Zealand Parliament
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later Māori electoral legislation ⓘ |
| introducedIn | House of Representatives of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Colony of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
allowed Māori men to vote in special Māori electorates
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created separate Māori parliamentary seats ⓘ established Māori electorates ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationEnacted | Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMāoriSeats | 4 GENERATED ⓘ |
| partOf | New Zealand electoral reforms of the 1860s ⓘ |
| politicalContext | colonial New Zealand politics ⓘ |
| purpose |
to create dedicated parliamentary seats for Māori
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to provide formal political representation for Māori in the national legislature ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Māori electorates
NERFINISHED
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Māori seats NERFINISHED ⓘ Māori–Crown relations NERFINISHED ⓘ New Zealand electoral system NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Waitangi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representationBasis | ethnicity-based representation ⓘ |
| significance |
established a separate Māori electoral roll in practice
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first law to guarantee Māori representation in the New Zealand Parliament ⓘ landmark in Indigenous political representation in New Zealand ⓘ |
| startTime | 1867 ⓘ |
| status | superseded ⓘ |
| temporalScope | 19th century ⓘ |
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