Māori, populism, and the 2017 general election Event as iCalendar
(Politics and International Relations, School of Social Sciences)
19 March 2019
4 - 5:30pm
Venue: Vice Chancellor's Suite, Old Government House (102)
Dr. Lara M. Greaves | University of Auckland
The 2017 general election had significant consequences for Māori representation. In particular, the Māori Party, which had been represented in parliament since 2004 and had supported the National-led government since 2008, failed to have any MPs elected to parliament. Instead, Labour Party MPs were elected in all seven of the Māori electorates.
Drawing on data from the New Zealand election study, this seminar reviews the electoral fortunes of the Māori party since its establishment in 2004 to better understand and explain its defeat in 2017. It also looks broadly at the voting and participation of Māori - both on and off the Māori roll - in the 2017 election, and public opinion of the Māori electorates since 2002.
Dr. Lara M. Greaves is a lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of Auckland.
