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Māori, Pacific and Asian MPs 1990 - 2005
These tables give the number of MPs (immediately following a general election) whose ethnic identity included Māori, Pacific Island, or Asian ethnicity.
Māori | ||||||
no. electorate MPs | no. list MPs | total no. MPs | size of parliament | % of all MPs | % of population at previous census | |
1993 | 7 | n/a | 7 | 99 | 7.1 | 13.0 |
1996 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 120 | 13.3 | 15.1 |
1999 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 120 | 13.3 | 15.1 |
2002 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 120 | 15.8 | 14.7 |
2005 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 121 | 17.3 | 14.7 |
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no. electorate MPs | no. list MPs | total no. MPs | size of parliament | % of all MPs | % of population at previous census | |
1993 | 1 | n/a | 1 | 99 | 1.0 | 5.0 |
1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 120 | 2.5 | 5.8 |
1999 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 120 | 2.5 | 5.8 |
2002 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 2.5 | 6.5 |
2005 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 121 | 2.5 | 6.5 |
Asian | ||||||
no. electorate MPs | no. list MPs | total no. MPs | size of parliament | % of all MPs | % of population at previous census | |
1993 | 0 | n/a | 0 | 99 | 0.0 | 3.0 |
1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 0.8 | 5.0 |
2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 120 | 1.7 | 6.6 |
2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 121 | 1.6 | 6.6 |