Te Tai Rawhiti


Te Tai Rawhiti or "the east side" was one of the five new New Zealand parliamentary Māori electorates created in for MMP. It was largely replaced in with Waiariki and Ikaroa-Rāwhiti.

Population centres

The electorate was based in the Bay of Plenty and East Cape regions, as well as parts of eastern Waikato, and included the following population centres:
The electorate includes the following tribal areas:
Te Tai Rawhiti or the east side was one of the five new Māori seats created for the 1996 election with the introduction of mixed-member proportional representation, and which were all won by the Tight Five of New Zealand First from Labour.
In the it was substantially replaced by Waiariki.

Members of Parliament

Key

List MPs

Election results

1996 election