Ropata te Ao
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Ropata Te Ao was a nineteenth-century Māori member of the New Zealand parliament
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He represented the Western Maori
electorate from 1893
after the retirement of Hoani Taipua
, to 1896
when he was defeated by Henare Kaihau
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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 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:...
electorate from 1893
New Zealand general election, 1893
The New Zealand general election of 1893 was held on Tuesday, 28 November in the general electorates, and on Wednesday, 20 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 74 MPs to the 12th session of the New Zealand Parliament...
after the retirement of Hoani Taipua
Hoani Taipua
Hoani Te Puna i Rangiriri Taipua was a 19th century Māori member of the New Zealand parliament.He was born at Rangiuru Pa Otaki to his parents Te Puna I Rangiriri and TeRia Haukoraki. Both his parents were also apart of the Ngati Raukawa migration to Otaki from Maungatautari. He is of Ngati Pare...
, to 1896
New Zealand general election, 1896
The New Zealand general election of 1896 was held on Wednesday, 4 December in the general electorates, and on Thursday, 19 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 74 MPs to the 13th session of the New Zealand Parliament...
when he was defeated by Henare Kaihau
Henare Kaihau
Henare Kaihau was a New Zealand Māori politician, serving as Member of the House of Representatives for the Western Maori electorate from 1896 when he defeated Ropata te Ao, to 1911 when he was defeated by Maui Pomare....
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