Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jul 31, 2018 18:32:20 GMT 12
POOR CENSUS TURNOUT COULD DECREASE MĀORI SEATS
Low census turnout could have a major impact on the number of Māori seats in Parliament, a data group says.
Early Census 2018 results show only 90 percent of individuals responded, and the Māori data sovereignty group Te Mana Raraunga expects the response rate to be much lower for Māori.
New Zealand's national parliament has had Māori seats since 1867, and there are seven specific Māori seats representing the country's seven Māori electorates across Aotearoa.
However, they are not entrenched and the number of seats can change depending on many factors, including how many people identify as being Māori on the census.....
www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/363014/poor-census-turnout-could-decrease-maori-seats
Low census turnout could have a major impact on the number of Māori seats in Parliament, a data group says.
Early Census 2018 results show only 90 percent of individuals responded, and the Māori data sovereignty group Te Mana Raraunga expects the response rate to be much lower for Māori.
New Zealand's national parliament has had Māori seats since 1867, and there are seven specific Māori seats representing the country's seven Māori electorates across Aotearoa.
However, they are not entrenched and the number of seats can change depending on many factors, including how many people identify as being Māori on the census.....
www.radionz.co.nz/news/te-manu-korihi/363014/poor-census-turnout-could-decrease-maori-seats