[3] In 1861 it was named Raglan, but that town had the only polling station between the southern boundary of the Mokau River[4] and Waiuku, the majority being in the Auckland suburbs.
[5] The northern boundary was close to the centre of Auckland, bordering on Newton District.
[4] The southern boundary was the Mokau River and the eastern, the Great South Road.
In addition, there were substantial population movements within each island, and significant changes resulted from this.
[12] The first election was held on 11 February 1861 and was won by Charles John Taylor, who had previously represented the Southern Division electorate.