Mahara Okeroa
| The Honourable Mahara Okeroa MP |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Te Tai Tonga |
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| In office 27 November 1999 – 8 November 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Tutekawa Wyllie |
| Succeeded by | Rahui Katene |
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| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour |
The New Zealand politician Mahara Okeroa, a member of the Labour Party, represented the voters of the Te Tai Tonga Māori electorate as their Member of Parliament from 1999 to 2008.
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| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 1999–2002 | 46th | Te Tai Tonga | none | Labour |
| 2002–2005 | 47th | Te Tai Tonga | 33 | Labour |
| 2005–2008 | 48th | Te Tai Tonga | 22 | Labour |
Born in Waitara in 1946, Okeroa worked as a teacher before entering politics.
He entered Parliament by defeating the incumbent Tu Wyllie of the New Zealand First Party in the 1999 general election. He served as a Minister of State and Associate Minister of Arts, Culture & Heritage; Conservation and Social Development & Employment in the Clark cabinet.
In the 2008 general election, Rahui Katene of the Māori Party out-polled Okeroa by a margin of 1,049 votes.[1] Okeroa's low party-list placing of 40 has meant he will not return as a list Member of Parliament parliament unless a significant number of Labour list MPs retire.[2]
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| Parliament of New Zealand | ||
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| Preceded by Tutekawa Wyllie |
Member of Parliament for Te Tai Tonga 1999–2008 |
Succeeded by Rahui Katene |
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