Waiapu was a New Zealand parliamentary electorate in the Gisborne – East Coast Region of New Zealand, from 1893 (when it took over the eastern part of the
East Cape
East Cape is the easternmost point of the main islands of New Zealand. It is located at the northern end of the Gisborne District of New Zealand's North Island. It can also refer to the broader Gisborne cape.
East Cape was originally named "C ...
electorate) to 1908.
Population centres
In the 1892 electoral redistribution, population shift to the
North Island required the transfer of one seat from the
South Island to the north. The resulting ripple effect saw every electorate established in 1890 have its boundaries altered, and eight electorates were established for the first time, including Waiapu. By area, it was a large electorate. It comprised areas that had previously belonged to the electorate (which was abolished) and to the electorate (which shifted south). Its southern boundary was at the electorate and it extended north to
Cape Runaway
Cape Runaway ( mi, Whangaparāoa) is the eastern extremity of the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand's North Island. It is located 157 kilometres northeast off Whakatāne and 65 kilometres west of East Cape.
The name ''Cape Runaway'' was bestowed by E ...
. Settlements that were covered by the original electorate include
Tokomaru Bay,
Tolaga Bay
Tolaga Bay ( mi, Uawa) is both a bay and small town on the East Coast of New Zealand's North Island located 45 kilometres northeast of Gisborne and 30 kilometres south of Tokomaru Bay.
The region around the bay is rugged and remote, and for m ...
,
Te Karaka
Te Karaka is a small settlement inland from Gisborne, New Zealand, Gisborne, in the northeast of New Zealand's North Island. It is located in the valley of the Waipaoa River close to its junction with its tributary, the Waihora River. Te Karaka is ...
,
Matawai,
Gisborne,
Wairoa
Wairoa is a town and territorial authority district in New Zealand's North Island. The town is the northernmost in the Hawke's Bay region, and is located on the northern shore of Hawke Bay at the mouth of the Wairoa River and to the west o ...
, and
Bay View.
In the 1896 electoral redistribution, the Waiapu electorate lost its southern area to the Hawke's Bay electorate, with the
Mohaka River
The Mohaka river is on the North Island of New Zealand in the east central region of Hawke’s Bay. Mohaka is a Māori language, Maori word, roughly translated it means “place for dancing”. The iwi (Māori tribes) associated with the Mohaka Ri ...
used as the new boundary. The settlement of Bay View transferred to the Hawke's Bay electorate. In the 1902 electoral redistribution, the southern boundary of the Waiapu electorate moved further north again, and
Lake Waikaremoana
Lake Waikaremoana is located in Te Urewera in the North Island of New Zealand, 60 kilometres northwest of Wairoa and 80 kilometres west-southwest of Gisborne. It covers an area of . From the Maori Waikaremoana translates as 'sea of rippling wat ...
, the settlement of Wairoa, and the
Māhia Peninsula
Māhia Peninsula (Maori: or ) is located on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island, in the Hawke's Bay region, between the towns of Wairoa and Gisborne.
Rocket Lab has set up its Launch Complex 1 close to Ahuriri Point at the south ...
transferred to the Hawke's Bay electorate.
In the 1907 electoral redistribution, the Waiapu electorate was abolished, and the majority of its area became part of the electorate, with the balance going to the new electorate.
History
Waiapu was represented by one MP, Sir
James Carroll, for all fifteen years. He had previously been the MP for
Eastern Maori, and in 1908 he became the MP for the
Gisborne electorate.
Members of Parliament
Key
Election results
1899 election
Notes
References
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{{Historic electorates of New Zealand , state=collapsed
Historical electorates of New Zealand
Gisborne District
1893 establishments in New Zealand
1908 disestablishments in New Zealand