s ▁began ▁to ▁align ▁themselves ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁organisation , ▁with ▁either ▁Liberal ▁candidates ▁or ▁Liberal ▁sympath is ers ▁as ▁represent atives . ▁M ā ori ▁MP s ▁in ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁included ▁James ▁Car roll , ▁ Ā p ir ana ▁Ng ata ▁and ▁Te ▁Rang i ▁H ī ro a . ▁There ▁were ▁also ▁M ā ori ▁MP s ▁in ▁the ▁more ▁conserv ative ▁and ▁rural ▁Reform ▁Party ; ▁Mau i ▁Pom are , ▁Ta ure k are ka ▁Hen are ▁and ▁Ta ite ▁Te ▁Tom o . ▁ ▁Since ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party ▁first ▁came ▁to ▁power ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁however , ▁it ▁has ▁domin ated ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁elect or ates . ▁For ▁a ▁long ▁period ▁this ▁domin ance ▁ow ed ▁much ▁to ▁Labour ' s ▁al liance ▁with ▁the ▁R ā t ana ▁Church , ▁although ▁the ▁R ā t ana ▁influence ▁has ▁dimin ished ▁in ▁recent ▁times . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁election , ▁however , ▁the ▁new ▁New ▁Zealand ▁First ▁party , ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁part - M ā ori ▁W inst on ▁Peters ▁– ▁who ▁himself ▁held ▁the ▁general ▁seat ▁of ▁T aur anga ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁– ▁gained ▁the ▁Northern ▁M ā ori ▁seat ▁( elect ing ▁T au ▁Hen are ▁to ▁Parliament ), ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁election ▁New ▁Zealand ▁First ▁captured ▁all ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁elect or ates ▁for ▁one ▁elect