Station on Whahatuaro; then by the Manawatu River to the Manawatu Gorge; thence towards the West by lines from peak to peak along the summit of the Ruahine Range to the Hawke's Bay Electoral District,The Waipawa electorate was established for the 1881 election.
[5] The representative for Waipawa for the period from 1887 to 1890 was Thomas Tanner; he retired at the end of the parliamentary term.
[4] Charles Hall represented Waipawa for the Liberal Party from 1893 to 1896, when he was defeated by George Hunter.
[7] Hall in turn defeated Hunter in the 1899 election and then served the electorate until 1911, when he retired.
[10] This split the United Party vote, but Hunter again won with an absolute majority.
[3] The electorate was represented by seven Members of Parliament:[3] Key Independent Liberal Conservative Reform United Labour National