Te Tai Rawhiti or "the east side" was one of the five new New Zealand parliamentary Māori electorates created in 1996 for MMP. It was largely replaced in 1999 with Waiariki and Ikaroa-Rāwhiti.
The electorate was based in the Bay of Plenty and East Cape regions, as well as parts of eastern Waikato, and included the following population centres:
The electorate includes the following tribal areas:
Te Tai Rawhiti or the east side was one of the five new Māori seats created for the 1996 election with the introduction of mixed-member proportional (MMP) representation, and which were all won by the Tight Five of the New Zealand First from Labour.
In the 1999 election it was substantially replaced by Waiariki.
Key
Blue background denotes the winner of the electorate vote.
Pink background denotes a candidate elected from their party list.
Yellow background denotes an electorate win by a list member, or other incumbent.
A or denotes status of any incumbent, win or lose respectively.