ly ▁end ors ed ▁by ▁the ▁r uling ▁National ▁Party , ▁New ▁Zealand ▁First , ▁and ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁Party . ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁election , ▁Labour ▁captured ▁six ▁of ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁elect or ates ▁with ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁Party ▁being ▁reduced ▁to ▁co - le ader ▁Te ▁U ru ro a ▁F lav ell ' s ▁W ai ar iki ▁elect or ate . ▁The ▁M ā ori ▁Party ▁managed ▁to ▁bring ▁a ▁second ▁member ▁co - le ader ▁Mar ama ▁Fox ▁into ▁Parliament ▁as ▁their ▁party ▁vote ▁entitled ▁them ▁to ▁one ▁further ▁list ▁seat . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁general ▁election , ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁Party ▁formed ▁an ▁elect oral ▁p act ▁with ▁the ▁M ana ▁Mov ement ▁leader ▁and ▁former ▁M ā ori ▁Party ▁MP ▁H one ▁Har aw ira ▁not ▁to ▁contest ▁Te ▁Tai ▁Tok er au ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁deal ▁to ▁reg ain ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁elect or ates ▁from ▁the ▁Labour ▁Party . ▁Despite ▁these ▁efforts , ▁Labour ▁captured ▁all ▁seven ▁of ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁elect or ates ▁with ▁Labour ▁candidate ▁Tam ati ▁C off ey ▁un se ating ▁M ā ori ▁Party ▁co - le ader ▁ ▁F lav ell ▁in ▁W ai ar iki . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁New ▁Zealand ▁elections ▁M ā ori ▁politics ▁Local ▁government ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand # M ā ori ▁w ards ▁and ▁constitu encies ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Elect or ates ▁Category