oral ▁term . ▁Labour ▁reg ained ▁the ▁elect or ates ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁election ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁election . ▁ ▁A ▁development ▁of ▁particular ▁interest ▁to ▁M ā ori ▁came ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁with ▁the ▁res ignation ▁of ▁Tar iana ▁Tur ia ▁from ▁her ▁minister ial ▁position ▁in ▁the ▁Labour - domin ated ▁coal ition ▁and ▁from ▁her ▁Te ▁Tai ▁H au ā uru ▁parliament ary ▁seat . ▁In ▁the ▁resulting ▁by - e lection ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁standing ▁under ▁the ▁b anner ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁M ā ori ▁Party , ▁she ▁received ▁over ▁ 9 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 - plus ▁votes ▁cast . ▁The ▁parties ▁then ▁represented ▁in ▁Parliament ▁had ▁not ▁put ▁up ▁official ▁candidates ▁in ▁the ▁by - e lection . ▁The ▁new ▁party ' s ▁support ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁Labour ▁therefore ▁remained ▁un test ed ▁at ▁the ▁pol ling ▁bo oth . ▁ ▁The ▁M ā ori ▁Party ▁aim ed ▁to ▁win ▁all ▁seven ▁M ā ori ▁elect or ates ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁A ▁Mar ae - Dig ip oll ▁survey ▁of ▁M ā ori - roll ▁vot ers ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁gave ▁it ▁hope : ▁ 3 5 . 7 % ▁said ▁they ▁would ▁vote ▁for ▁a ▁M ā ori ▁Party ▁candidate , ▁ 2 6 . 3 % ▁opt ed ▁for ▁Labour , ▁and ▁five ▁of ▁the