| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930–1931 | 23rd | Western Maori | Reform | ||
| 1931–1935 | 24th | Western Maori | Reform | ||
Taite Te Tomo (1871 or 1872 – 22 May 1939) was a Māori and Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.
Te Tomo was probably born in 1871 or 1872 near Ōtaki.[1]
He won the Western Maori electorate in a 1930 by-election after the death of Māui Pōmare, but lost it in 1935 to the Ratana candidate Toko Ratana.[2]
In 1935, he was awarded the King George V Silver Jubilee Medal.[3]
He was a member of the Ngāti Tūwharetoa tribe, and of the Board of Ethnological Research. He died at Kākāriki Pā on 22 May 1939.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Ballara, Angela. "Te Tomo, Te Taite". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand parliamentary record, 1840–1984 (4 ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. OCLC 154283103.
- ^ "Official jubilee medals". Evening Post. 6 May 1935. p. 4. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
- ^ "Mr. Taite Te Tomo". Evening Post. 23 May 1939. Retrieved 4 July 2013.