| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1884–1886 | 9th | Western Maori | Independent | ||
Te Puke Te Ao (1834 – 28 October 1886) was a 19th-century Māori member of the House of Representatives.
Te Ao was a chief of the Ngāti Raukawa tribe. Early in his life, he was converted by missionaries. Te Ao was a sheep farmer at Ōtaki on the Kāpiti Coast.[1]
He represented the Western Maori electorate from 1884 when he defeated Wiremu Te Wheoro, to 1886 when he died.[2] He was related to Ropata Te Ao,[1] who represented the Western Maori electorate from 1893 to 1896.[2]
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- ^ a b Scholefield, Guy, ed. (1940). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography : A–L (PDF). Vol. I. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. p. 17. Retrieved 21 September 2013.
- ^ a b Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 180. OCLC 154283103.
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