His win was unexpected, with the family of the incumbent Rino Tirikatene having held the Te Tai Tonga electorate for 72 of the last 91 years.

[6] On 10 May 2020, Tākuta Ferris was selected as the Māori Party candidate for Te Tai Tonga for the 2020 election.

He was praised for his contributions to the debate; despite sparring against two senior politicians—Winston Peters and David Seymour—Ferris "stood out from the pack" and was "shining".

[11] During his maiden speech on 12 December, Ferris stated that he was there not to service the needs of the New Zealand House of Representatives but rather to "contest it."

[12] He was appointed Te Pāti Māori's education, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, justice, police, corrections, drug law reform, water, fisheries, forestry, broadcasting and public service spokesperson and sits on Parliament's justice committee.

The art of making something unclear, intentionally vague, ambiguous, to conceal or obscure the truth, to confuse others.

[14] The Committee reported back in February 2025, finding that Ferris did deliberately mislead the House and recommended that he apologise.