You won't believe the low turnouts that elect MPs in Maori seats
The Labour rout leaves Maori without an independent voice in Parliament.
Once again, a low turnout in the seven Maori electorates has given the seven winning Labour candidates their cheapest ride into Parliament on a per-vote basis.
None of them stood on the party list and the gamble paid off handsomely, eliminating the Maori Party from Parliament after 13
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Nevil Gibson
Mon, 25 Sep 2017
Mon, 25 Sep 2017
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You won't believe the low turnouts that elect MPs in Maori seats
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