Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 23, 2020 3:02:18 GMT 12
DOES THE NEW PARLIAMENT LOOK LIKE US?
In terms of the current ethnic distribution of the population, the figures are interesting. Māori constitute 16.5 percent of the total population but look likely to make up 20 percent of MPs in the House (it was 23 percent in 2017).
So in terms of representation, the non-Pākehā representatives are edging towards parity with Māori, Pasifika or MELAA meeting or exceeding their proportion of the total population.......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/428985/does-the-new-parliament-look-like-us
In terms of the current ethnic distribution of the population, the figures are interesting. Māori constitute 16.5 percent of the total population but look likely to make up 20 percent of MPs in the House (it was 23 percent in 2017).
So in terms of representation, the non-Pākehā representatives are edging towards parity with Māori, Pasifika or MELAA meeting or exceeding their proportion of the total population.......
www.rnz.co.nz/news/on-the-inside/428985/does-the-new-parliament-look-like-us