▁seven ▁elect or ates ▁appeared ▁ready ▁to ▁fall ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁party . ▁In ▁the ▁election , ▁the ▁new ▁party ▁won ▁four ▁of ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁elect or ates . ▁It ▁seemed ▁possible ▁that ▁M ā ori ▁Party ▁MP s ▁could ▁play ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁choice ▁and ▁formation ▁of ▁a ▁gover ning ▁coal ition , ▁and ▁they ▁conducted ▁tal ks ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Party . ▁In ▁the ▁end ▁they ▁remained ▁in ▁O pp osition . ▁ ▁Similarly ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁Party ▁aim ed ▁to ▁win ▁all ▁seven ▁M ā ori ▁elect or ates . ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁election , ▁they ▁managed ▁to ▁increase ▁their ▁four ▁elect or ates ▁only ▁to ▁five . ▁Although ▁the ▁National ▁government ▁had ▁enough ▁MP s ▁to ▁govern ▁without ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁Party , ▁it ▁invited ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁Party ▁to ▁support ▁their ▁minor ity ▁government ▁on ▁confidence ▁and ▁supply ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁policy ▁con cess ions ▁and ▁two ▁minister ial ▁posts ▁outside ▁of ▁Cab inet . ▁The ▁M ā ori ▁Party ▁signed ▁a ▁confidence ▁and ▁supply ▁agreement ▁with ▁National ▁on ▁the ▁condition ▁that ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁elect or ates ▁were ▁not ▁abol ished ▁unless ▁the ▁M ā ori ▁vot ers ▁agreed ▁to ▁abol ish ▁them . ▁Other ▁policy ▁con cess ions ▁including ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁the ▁For esh ore ▁and ▁Se ab ed ▁Act ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ' s ▁constitution al ▁arrang ements , ▁and ▁the