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Women and the vote

Page 6 – Women's suffrage petition

This database is a digitised version of the main suffrage petition submitted to Parliament in 1893. The name and address fields represent what appeared on the original sheets. The Suburb/Town and City/Region fields have been added to provide consistent information about the signatories' location. The 'more' link goes to a page where extra information can be added. Members of the public are encouraged to submit further information via community contributions or you can email us at [email protected]. Please refer to this guide for writing a suffrage petition biography from Archives New Zealand. Updates: each sheet number reference now links to a digital copy of the original sheet. Also, each entry with additional biographical information now displays as bold text.

Sheet No Surname First Names Given address Town/Suburb City/Region
522 Worsfold A. E. Awahuri Awahuri Manawatu / Horowhenua more...
523 Sanson J. Dunolly Awahuri Manawatu / Horowhenua more...
524 Barraclough A. Hawera Hawera Taranaki more...
524 Bates Annie Normanby Normanby Taranaki more...
524 Bayly Martha Josephine Hawera Hawera Taranaki more...
524 Burgess Blanche Hawera Hawera Taranaki more...
524 Cannell Elsie Hawera Hawera Taranaki more...
524 Cannell Annie Hawera Hawera Taranaki more...
524 Cannell Gertrude Hawera Hawera Taranaki more...
524 Cannell Winifred Hawera Hawera Taranaki more...
524 Dixon Maria Jane Hawera Hawera Taranaki more...
524 Finlay E. Hawera Hawera Taranaki more...
524 Foy Clara Hawera Hawera Taranaki more...
524 Foy Eliza Hawera Hawera Taranaki more...
524 Foy Minnie Hawera Hawera Taranaki more...
524 Freehey Alice J. Kaponga Kaponga Taranaki more...
524 Lysaght Louie M. Mokoia Mokoia Taranaki more...
524 Lysaght Frances E. Mokoia Mokoia Taranaki more...
524 O'Brien Ada Hawera Hawera Taranaki more...
524 Ogle M. A. Hawera Hawera Taranaki more...
524 Raven Ellen Gertrude Hawera Hawera Taranaki more...
524 Stanley A. Normanby Normanby Taranaki more...
524 Swadling E Hawera Hawera Taranaki more...
525 Amon Jane Lansdowne Rangitikei Manawatu / Horowhenua more...
525 Amon Elizabeth D. Rangitikei Rangitikei Manawatu / Horowhenua more...
525 Bacon M. Palmerston North Palmerston North Manawatu / Horowhenua more...
525 Barker Ada Palmerston Palmerston North Manawatu / Horowhenua more...
525 Bell Emma A. Rangitikei Rangitikei Manawatu / Horowhenua more...
525 Birnman Mrs M Rangitikei Rangitikei Manawatu / Horowhenua more...
525 Bromley Mrs J. Rangitikei Rangitikei Manawatu / Horowhenua more...
525 Brookie Agnes Rangitikei Rangitikei Manawatu / Horowhenua more...
525 Brookie Mrs Rangitikei Rangitikei Manawatu / Horowhenua more...
525 Broughton Caroline Bulls Bulls Manawatu / Horowhenua more...
525 Burne Mrs J. Rangitikei Rangitikei Manawatu / Horowhenua more...
525 Burne Elizabeth Rangitikei Rangitikei Manawatu / Horowhenua more...
525 Cameron Mrs Parenanui Parewanui Manawatu/Horowhenua more...
525 Carter Miss Rangitikei Rangitikei Manawatu / Horowhenua more...
525 Carter Miriam Rata Rata Whanganui region more...
525 Deroles Annie Carnavon Carnavon Manawatu / Horowhenua more...
525 Downes Mrs Bulls Bulls Manawatu / Horowhenua more...

How to cite this page

Women's suffrage petition, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/politics/womens-suffrage/petition, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated