When the Governor, Lord Glasgow, signed the Electoral Act into law on 19 September 1893, New Zealand became the first country in the world to grant women the right to vote in parliamentary elections. On 28 November that year, New Zealand women went to the polls for the first time in the 1893 General Election.
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Suffrage 125 Videos
Read moreThe Electoral Commission marked Suffrage 125 with a series of videos that celebrate the suffragists’ achievements and explore the meaning of suffrage today.
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Other resources
Read moreHelp us celebrate Suffrage 125.