MMP Referendum Must Include Vote On Māori SeatsHobson’s Pledge spokesperson and former National Party leader Don Brash says Prime Minister Christopher Luxon must honour long-held National Party policy by including a vote on the future of the Māori seats in any upcoming referendum on the voting system. "National has long held the position that separate race-based parliamentary seats have no place in a modern, equal democracy," says Brash. "MMP has meant that Māori MPs have been elected in strong numbers across the entire political spectrum without needing guaranteed, separate electorates," says Brash. “Seven of the 12 leaders or deputy party leaders in Parliament today are Māori, as is 30% of the current Cabinet. Separate Māori seats are simply not needed to ensure that Māori are represented in Parliament.”