The widening of the electoral franchise and greater participation in elections by the working class was crucial to the success of the Liberal Party in the 1890s and 1900s. This photograph shows Liberal Cabinet ministers and backbenchers in the debating chamber around 1900.

Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand
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