New Zealand's wide electoral franchise is reflected in this poster's appeal to 'workingmen' to vote for Wakelin, 'The Poor Man's Friend', in Wellington's 1853 elections.

Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand
Reference: Eph-C-POLITICS-1853-02

Further information and copies of this image may be obtained from the Library through its 'Timeframes' website, http://timeframes.natlib.govt.nz

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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