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Indigenous seats in Parliament - In the Maori Representation Act of 1867, it set aside four parliamentary seats for the Maori ; today seven seats are designated. Members of the Maori  ...

Australian senator wants indigenous seats  - An Australian politician is pushing for dedicated indigenous seats in the federal parliament and cites the dedicated Māori seats in New Zealand as a ...

Lambie calls for indigenous seats  - The Tasmanian senator cited New Zealand's Maori seats in parliament as evidence the policy would work. New Zealand has Maori electorates, ...

The case for guaranteed Indigenous representation in Ottawa - In 1867, New Zealand set aside four seats in Parliament for its Indigenous Maori population , even though the Maori were also segregated into their own electoral roll without an option to join the general roll until 1975. After New Zealand adopted proportional representation in 1993, the system changed, 

Indigenous issues in SA election  - Maori, in New Zealand the Maori people have designated seats in their parliament, I think it's only fair that South Australia should lead the way in  ...

In neighbouring New Zealand, for example, seats are reserved in parliament for indigenous Māori ... Māori . But in Australia, there was no treaty with ... View article...

PM's indigenous stand 'encouraging', says Tasmanian Aboriginal ...   - TASMANIAN Aboriginal lawyer Michael Mansell says designated seats must first be established in Federal Parliament if an indigenous politician is ever to hold  ...

Fabulous Five heading for Canberra to fight the fight NEWS  - It's been an extraordinary election for Indigenous Australia , with five MPs set to take seats in the new parliament, regardless of who forms government.