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Tuesday, 28 November 2017

Motions — New Zealand Women’s Suffrage—124th Anniversary

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🗣️ Speech Hon Paula Bennett (New Zealand National Party — Member for Upper Harbour)
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I seek leave that the House mark the 124th anniversary, today, of the first time women voted in a New Zealand general election, following the signing—

💬 Mr SPEAKER: Ah, ah! I think you’re seeking leave first. Right?

Sorry.

💬 Hon Member: Without debate?

💬 Mr SPEAKER: Without debate—is that right?

Yes.

💬 Mr SPEAKER: Is there any objection? There appears to be none.

Thank you. Sorry, sir. I move, That the House mark the 124th anniversary, today, of the first time women voted in a New Zealand general election, following the signing by Lord Glasgow of the Electoral Act 1893 into law in September that year, making this country the first in the world to give all adult women the vote.

Motion agreed to.

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