It extended from Auckland City north to Northland, and had only minor boundary changes from 1868 to 1996.
The first member of parliament for Northern Maori from 1868 was Frederick Nene Russell; he retired in 1870.
Tau Henare won the electorate from Gregory for New Zealand First in 1993; a foretaste of the success of Henare and the other New Zealand First candidates (known as the Tight Five) in the Māori electorates in 1996.
In 1996 with MMP, the Northern Maori electorate was replaced by Te Tai Tokerau, and won by Henare.
The Northern Maori electorate was represented by 15 Members of Parliament:[2] Key Independent Liberal Reform National Labour NZ First Note that the affiliation of many early candidates is not known.