▁Number ▁of ▁elect or ates ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 8 6 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁four ▁M ā ori ▁elect or ates ▁existed ▁( out ▁of ▁a ▁total ▁that ▁slowly ▁changed ▁from ▁ 7 6 ▁to ▁ 9 9 ). ▁They ▁compr ised : ▁ ▁Eastern ▁Ma ori ▁ ▁Northern ▁Ma ori ▁ ▁Southern ▁Ma ori ▁ ▁Western ▁Ma ori ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁M MP ▁elect oral ▁system ▁after ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁rules ▁regarding ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁elect or ates ▁changed . ▁Today , ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁elect or ates ▁flo ats , ▁meaning ▁that ▁the ▁elect oral ▁population ▁of ▁a ▁M ā ori ▁seat ▁can ▁remain ▁roughly ▁equivalent ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁a ▁general ▁seat . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁M MP ▁vote ▁( the ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁election ), ▁the ▁Elect oral ▁Commission ▁defined ▁five ▁M ā ori ▁elect or ates : ▁▁ ▁Te ▁Pu ku ▁O ▁Te ▁When ua ▁( The ▁bel ly ▁of ▁the ▁land ) ▁ ▁Te ▁Tai ▁H au aur u ▁( The ▁western ▁district ) ▁ ▁Te ▁Tai ▁Ra wh iti ▁( The ▁eastern ▁district ) ▁ ▁Te ▁Tai ▁Tok er au ▁( The ▁northern ▁district ) ▁ ▁Te ▁Tai ▁T ong a ▁( The ▁southern ▁district ) ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁second ▁M MP ▁election ▁( 1 9 9 9 ), ▁six ▁M ā ori ▁elect or ates ▁existed : ▁ ▁Ha ur aki ▁ ▁I kar oa - R a wh iti ▁