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Helen McKenzie Black (left) and Elizabeth May Gilmer (right)

Helen McKenzie Black (left) and Elizabeth May Gilmer (right)
In 1935, Helen McKenzie Black (left) and Elizabeth May Gilmer (right) stood for parliament unsuccessfully; Black as a Democrat Party candidate and Gilmer as an independent.

Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi

Alexander Turnbull Library, New Zealand Free Lance Collection (PAColl-0785)

Reference: C-016177-1/2

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Margaret Tennant. 'Black, Helen McKenzie', Ngā Tāngata Taumata Rau, i tāngia tuatahitia ki 1998. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/245/helen-mckenzie-black-left-and-elizabeth-may-gilmer-right (accessed 4 June 2026).