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Speaker of the House, 1911

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Speaker of the House, 1911

Sir Arthur Guinness, the speaker of the House of Representatives in 1911, poses for a formal portrait in his regalia and wig. The office of speaker is the highest elected position in Parliament.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, S. P. Andrew Collection (PAColl-3739)

Reference: 1/1-015176-G

by Stanley Polkinghorne Andrew

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.

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John E. Martin, Parliament – How Parliament works, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/33676/speaker-of-the-house-1911 (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by John E. Martin, published 23 May 2012, updated 1 February 2015.