Post by Kiwi Frontline on Nov 18, 2020 3:22:09 GMT 12
HOW NEW ZEALAND'S DIVERSE NEW PARLIAMENT COMPARES INTERNATIONALLY
Māori representation has slipped, however, from 23% at the last election to 21%. That's the lowest level of Māori representation since 2014, but it is still higher than the total proportion of people who identify as Māori in the general population -- around 17%.
New Zealand's Parliament has had Māori seats since 1867, soon after the country was founded, but these have sometimes been seen as tokenism. Until 1967, Māori candidates were only allowed to contest a limited number of Māori seats, and it was only in 1975 that Māori were able to choose whether they wanted to be on the Māori electoral roll......
www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/politics/how-new-zealands-diverse-new-parliament-compares-internationally/
Māori representation has slipped, however, from 23% at the last election to 21%. That's the lowest level of Māori representation since 2014, but it is still higher than the total proportion of people who identify as Māori in the general population -- around 17%.
New Zealand's Parliament has had Māori seats since 1867, soon after the country was founded, but these have sometimes been seen as tokenism. Until 1967, Māori candidates were only allowed to contest a limited number of Māori seats, and it was only in 1975 that Māori were able to choose whether they wanted to be on the Māori electoral roll......
www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/politics/how-new-zealands-diverse-new-parliament-compares-internationally/