▁few ▁rights ▁M ā ori ▁possessed ▁not ▁" fil ched ▁from ▁them ▁by ▁the ▁Europe ans ". ▁The ▁elect or ates ▁continued ▁in ▁existence . ▁ ▁Just ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁another ▁re - arr ang ement ▁of ▁elect oral ▁law ▁caused ▁the ▁debate ▁to ▁f lare ▁up ▁again . ▁The ▁Minister ▁of ▁M ā ori ▁Affairs , ▁James ▁Car roll , ▁supported ▁propos als ▁for ▁the ▁abol ition ▁of ▁M ā ori ▁elect or ates , ▁pointing ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁he ▁himself ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁general ▁elect or ate ▁of ▁Wa ia pu . ▁Other ▁M ā ori ▁MP s , ▁such ▁as ▁H one ▁He ke ▁Ng ap ua , ▁remained ▁opposed , ▁however . ▁In ▁the ▁end , ▁the ▁propos als ▁for ▁the ▁abol ition ▁or ▁reform ▁of ▁M ā ori ▁elect or ates ▁did ▁not ▁proceed . ▁ ▁Consider ably ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁major ▁re - align ment ▁of ▁M ā ori ▁elect oral ▁boundaries ▁occurred , ▁address ing ▁in equal ities ▁in ▁vot er ▁numbers . ▁Again , ▁the ▁focus ▁on ▁M ā ori ▁elect or ates ▁prompt ed ▁further ▁debate ▁about ▁their ▁existence . ▁The ▁government ▁of ▁the ▁day , ▁the ▁National ▁Party , ▁had ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁a ▁commit ment ▁to ▁the ▁assim ilation ▁of ▁M ā ori , ▁and ▁had ▁no ▁M ā ori ▁MP s , ▁and ▁so ▁many ▁believed ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁abol ish ▁the