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Story: Voting rights

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. First voting rights, 1852

  3. Miners and Māori

  4. Male suffrage

  5. Votes for women

  6. 20th-century reforms

  7. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - First voting rights, 1852

British elections

British elections

Wellington city election, 1853

Wellington city election, 1853

Nelson town roll

Nelson town roll

Election hustings, Christchurch, 1853

Election hustings, Christchurch, 1853

From page 2 - Miners and Māori

Miners' huts, Thames, late 1860s

Miners' huts, Thames, late 1860s

Goldfield electorates, 1860s

Goldfield electorates, 1860s

Māori and general electoral systems, 1853–2009

Māori and general electoral systems, 1853–2009

Māori and general electorates, 1867–1993

Māori and general electorates, 1867–1993

Gathering to vote, Kaiapoi, 1902

Gathering to vote, Kaiapoi, 1902

From page 3 - Male suffrage

Election-day effigies, Masterton, 1887

Election-day effigies, Masterton, 1887

Lodgers’ franchise

Lodgers’ franchise

Frederick Whitaker

Frederick Whitaker

A new breed of politician

A new breed of politician

Polling place, 1890

Polling place, 1890

From page 4 - Votes for women

Kate Sheppard

Kate Sheppard

Petition for women's suffrage

Petition for women's suffrage

Suffrage cartoons: family disaster

Suffrage cartoons: family disaster (1st of 2)

Suffrage cartoons: cleaning up politics

Suffrage cartoons: cleaning up politics (2nd of 2)

Election day, 1899

Election day, 1899

Women's suffrage memorial, Christchurch

Women's suffrage memorial, Christchurch

From page 5 - 20th-century reforms

Getting on the electoral roll

Getting on the electoral roll

The right to vote

The right to vote

Voting in 2011 general election

Voting in 2011 general election

How to cite this page:

Neill Atkinson, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/voting-rights/media (accessed 2 June 2023)

Story by Neill Atkinson, published 20 Jun 2012, reviewed & revised 17 Feb 2015

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