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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...
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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...
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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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Western Maori In
office 29
November 1969 – 12
October 1996
Preceded by
Iriaka Rātana
Succeeded by
Electorate abolished Personal details Born Koro Tainui...
- Maori); and
Wiremu Parata (Western Maori). The
first Māori
woman MP was
Iriaka Rātana, who
represented the
Western Maori electorate. Like
Elizabeth McCombs...
- McCombs), the
first woman National MP Mary Grigg, and the
first woman Māori MP
Iriaka Rātana; all of whom took over
their husband's seat. This
practice has however...
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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...
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holder of the
Western Maori electorate, died on 7
October 1949. His wife
Iriaka Rātana
stood for
election instead. "The
General Election, 1949". National...
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Dreaver (1941), Mary
Grigg (1942),
Mabel Howard (1943),
Hilda Ross (1945),
Iriaka Rātana (1949, the
first woman Māori MP),
Ethel McMillan (1953), Esme Tombleson...
