The 1866 New Zealand general election was held between 12 February and 6 April to elect 70 MPs to the
fourth term of the
New Zealand Parliament
The New Zealand Parliament ( mi, Pāremata Aotearoa) is the unicameral legislature of New Zealand, consisting of the King of New Zealand ( King-in-Parliament) and the New Zealand House of Representatives. The King is usually represented by h ...
.
In 1867 four
Māori electorates
In New Zealand politics, Māori electorates, colloquially known as the Māori seats, are a special category of electorate that give reserved positions to representatives of Māori in the New Zealand Parliament. Every area in New Zealand is ...
were created, initially as a temporary measure for five years. The
first Māori elections
The first Māori elections were held in 1868 in four newly formed Māori electorates during the term of 4th Parliament.
All subsequent Māori elections were always held as part of the general elections.
History
New Zealand's parliamentary his ...
for these seats were held in 1868, with universal suffrage for Māori males over 21.
The first four Māori members of parliament were
Tareha Te Moananui (
Eastern Maori
Eastern Maori was one of New Zealand's four original parliamentary Māori electorates established in 1868, along with Northern Maori, Western Maori and Southern Maori. In 1996, with the introduction of MMP, the Maori electorates were updated, an ...
),
Frederick Nene Russell (
Northern Maori
Northern Maori was one of New Zealand's four original parliamentary Māori electorates established in 1868, along with Eastern Maori, Western Maori and Southern Maori. In 1996, with the introduction of MMP, the Maori electorates were updated, an ...
) and
John Patterson (
Southern Maori
Southern Maori was one of New Zealand's four original parliamentary Māori electorates established in 1868, along with Eastern Maori, Western Maori and Eastern Maori. In 1996, with the introduction of MMP, the Maori electorates were updated, an ...
), who all retired in 1870; and
Mete Kīngi Paetahi
Mete Kīngi Te Rangi Paetahi (c. 1813 – 22 September 1883) was a Member of Parliament in New Zealand. He was one of four Māori elected in the first Māori elections of 1868 for the new Māori electorates in the House of Representatives.
Pr ...
(
Western Maori
Western Maori was one of New Zealand's four original parliamentary Māori electorates established in 1868, along with Northern Maori, Eastern Maori and Southern Maori. In 1996, with the introduction of MMP, the Maori electorates were updated, ...
) who was defeated in 1871.
Results
a Moorhouse was elected in both the Mount Herbert and Westland electorates. He chose to represent Westland.
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