2004 Te Tai Hauauru by-election

New Zealand by-election October 2024 April 2024 April 2022 2004 Te Tai Hauauru by-election New Zealand 2004 presidential no 2002 New Zealand general election 2002 general 2005 New Zealand general election 2005 general 2004 07 10 y 7,861 150px Tariana Turia Māori Party 7,256 92.74% Member Tariana Turia Tariana Turia New Zealand Labour Party Māori Party The Te Tai Hauauru by-election was a by-election in the New Zealand electorate of Te Tai Hauāuru, one of the Māori electorates. The date set for the by-election was 10 July 2004. It saw the re-election of Tariana Turia, a former MP for the Labour Party and now co-leader of the Māori Party. Turia had quit both Parliament and the Labour Party in protest over the government's position in the foreshore and seabed controversy. She contested the by-election as a member of the new Māori Party, which she played a leading role in establishing. None of the major parties contested the by-election, and Turia was always the overwhelming favourite to win. Perhaps due to the apparent inevitability of a win for Turia, only around 32% of Te Tai Hauauru voters cast ballots. Nominations for the by-election closed on 15 June 2004. Candidates were: Tariana Turia (Māori Party) Peter Wakeman, a Labour Party member who stood as an independent. Dun Mihaka (Aotearoa Legalise Cannabis Party), a veteran Māori activist best known for baring his buttocks to the Queen on her 1983 Royal Tour of New Zealand. Tahu Nepia, who stood as an independent, but represented the Ratana movement, with the intent of establishing an Independent Ratana Party to contest the next general election. Rusty Kane, an independent who campaigned on the platform that Māori electorates should be abolished. David Bolton, independent. If no candidates had been put forward to oppose Turia, she would have been declared the winner without a vote – this initially appeared possible, and given the cost of a by-election (estimated at almost NZ$500,000), many hoped that a vote could be avoided. The holding of a by-election was criticised by a number other parties. The Labour Party, of which Turia was originally a member (and which has traditionally dominated the Māori electorates) has called the by-election "a waste of time and money", and a "sideshow" although the by-election was required by Labour-supported waka-jumping law in force at the time.Who controls the past now, controls the future https://www.pundit.co.nz/content/who-controls-the-past-now-controls-the-future Professor Andrew Geddis 11 January 2017 Labour nominated Errol Mason to contest the seat at the subsequent 2005 general election, losing to Turia. Results References Category:2004 elections in New Zealand Te Tai Hauauru 2004 Category:Māori electorates Category:June 2004 in New Zealand Category:July 2004 in New Zealand