Henare Kaihau (1854/1860? – 20 May 1920) was a New Zealand

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politician, serving as Member of the

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for the

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electorate. His birth year is uncertain. The

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gives a range from 1854 to 1860, whereas Wilson gives 1855. He unsuccessfully contested the

electorate in the . Of eight candidates, he came fifth with 9.7% of the vote. In the , he came third out of five candidates. In the 1896 election, he defeated Ropata Te Ao, and he held the Western Maori electorate to

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when he was defeated by

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. Wilson notes him as a Reform Party supporter. Kaihau does, however, appear on a poster of the

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in 1910. ''

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'', in its reporting, also lists him as a government supporter, i.e. a Liberal. Those newspapers that listed political affiliation for Maori candidates for the , ''The Star'' (Christchurch) and ''The Tuapeka Times'', also show him as a supporter of the

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Ministry.

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