High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Wakanui was a former rural parliamentary electorate in the Canterbury region of New Zealand, from 1881 to 1887.The electorate was represented by two Members of Parliament, excluding Cathcart Wason. Wason was elected to the new seat in 1881, but his election was declared invalid.Joseph Ivess held the seat 1882-84 and 1885-87, and John Grigg from 1884 to 1885 when he resigned.