▁number ▁of ▁M ā ori ▁elect or ates ▁was ▁held ▁at ▁four . ▁The ▁House ▁further ▁decided ▁that ▁elect or ates ▁should ▁not ▁have ▁more ▁than ▁one ▁representative , ▁which ▁led ▁to ▁ 3 5 ▁new ▁elect or ates ▁being ▁formed , ▁including ▁W air ar apa ▁North , ▁and ▁two ▁elect or ates ▁that ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁abol ished ▁to ▁be ▁re created . ▁This ▁necess itated ▁a ▁major ▁dis ruption ▁to ▁existing ▁boundaries . ▁ ▁W air ar apa ▁North ▁was ▁cent red ▁on ▁the ▁largest ▁W air ar apa ▁town ▁of ▁Master ton , ▁with ▁its ▁southern ▁boundary ▁south ▁of ▁Master ton . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁W air ar apa ▁North ▁elect or ate ▁in ▁the ▁W air ar apa ▁district ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁the ▁adjacent ▁W air ar apa ▁South ▁elect or ate ▁were ▁formed ▁for ▁the ▁ ▁by ▁splitting ▁the ▁old ▁ ▁elect or ate . ▁These ▁elect or ates ▁existed ▁for ▁two ▁elections ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁when ▁W air ar apa ▁North ▁was ▁renamed ▁Master ton , ▁and ▁W air ar apa ▁South ▁became ▁the ▁new ▁W air ar apa ▁elect or ate . ▁ ▁Between ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 1 , ▁the ▁previous ▁W air ar apa ▁elect or ate ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁two - member ▁elect or ate . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁election , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁inc umb ents , ▁Henry ▁Bun ny