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Māori, Pacific and Asian MPs 1990 - 2005

 

These tables give the number of MPs (immediately following a general election) whose ethnic identity included Māori, Pacific Island, or Asian ethnicity. 

 

Māori

      
 

no. electorate MPs

no. list MPs

total no. MPs

size of parliament

% of all MPs

% of population at previous census

1993

 7

 n/a

7

99

7.1

13.0

1996

7

9

16

120

13.3

15.1

1999

9

7

16

120

13.3

15.1

2002

10

9

19

120

15.8

14.7

2005

7

14

21

121

17.3

14.7

       
       

Pacific Island

     
 

no. electorate MPs

no. list MPs

total no. MPs

size of parliament

% of all MPs

% of population at previous census

1993

 1

 n/a

1

99

1.0

5.0

1996

1

2

3

120

2.5

5.8

1999

2

1

3

120

2.5

5.8

2002

3

0

3

120

2.5

6.5

2005

3

0

3

121

2.5

6.5

       
       

Asian

      
 

no. electorate MPs

no. list MPs

total no. MPs

size of parliament

% of all MPs

% of population at previous census

1993

 0

 n/a

0

99

0.0

3.0

1996

0

1

1

120

0.8

5.0

1999

0

1

1

120

0.8

5.0

2002

0

2

2

120

1.7

6.6

2005

0

2

2

121

1.6

6.6