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Iriaka Matiu Rātana OBE (née Te Rio; 25
February 1905 – 21
December 1981) was a New
Zealand politician and Rātana
morehu who won the
Western Maori electorate...
- and
Howard were all from the
Labour Party. The
first Maori woman MP was
Iriaka Rātana in 1949; she also
succeeded to the seat held by her late husband...
- in
Wanganui Hospital after a car accident. He was
succeeded by his wife
Iriaka Rātana as MP. She was the
first female Māori MP. Henderson,
James Mcleod...
- have
included Tapihana Paraire Paikea,
Haami Tokouru Rātana,
Matiu Rātana,
Iriaka Rātana, Koro Wētere,
Paraone Reweti,
Matiu Rata, and
Whetu Tirikatene-****van...
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Maori Tapihana Paikea 4,435 Tono
Waetford Southern Maori Eruera Tirikatene 2,864 Turi
Carroll Western Maori Iriaka Rātana 6,637
William Rakeipoho Bennett...
- and
musician Victoria Ransom,
software entrepreneur Paul Rayner,
artist Iriaka Rātana,
first woman to
represent Māori in New
Zealand parliament Herbert...
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brother Matiu Ratana –
Member of
Parliament 1944–1949,
succeeded by his wife
Iriaka Rātana –
Member of
Parliament 1949–69 (all for
Western Maori)
Adrian Rurawhe...
- his death, and was in turn
succeeded by
their son
Terry McCombs in 1935
Iriaka Rātana
first female Māori MP In the Philippines, a
candidate that has died...
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became the
first women to be
appointed to the
Legislative Council. In 1949,
Iriaka Rātana
became the
first Māori
woman to win a seat in Parliament. By the...
- Maori); and
Wiremu Parata (Western Maori). The
first Māori
woman MP was
Iriaka Rātana, who
represented the
Western Maori electorate. Like
Elizabeth McCombs...
