Following his father 's elevation to the Legislative Council in 1911 , Parata succeeded his father as Member of Parliament for the Southern Maori electorate in the 1911 general election .
Parata held the seat until 1918 , when Parata died in Wellington .
Following his father 's elevation to the Legislative Council in 1911 , Parata succeeded his father as Member of Parliament for the Southern Maori electorate in the 1911 general election , and he held the seat until 1918 , when he died in Wellington .