New Zealand Electoral Act 1893

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The New Zealand Electoral Act 1893 was landmark legislation that made New Zealand the first self-governing country in the world to grant women the right to vote in national elections.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament
electoral law
appliesTo general elections
parliamentary elections
appliesToGroup women in New Zealand
associatedWithMovement Woman Suffrage Association of New Zealand
surface form: New Zealand women's suffrage movement
associatedWithOrganization Woman's Christian Temperance Union
surface form: Women's Christian Temperance Union of New Zealand
associatedWithPerson Kate Sheppard
cameIntoForceInYear 1893
category 1893 in New Zealand law
Electoral reform in New Zealand
New Zealand statutes
Women's suffrage legislation
colonialStatusAtTime self-governing colony within the British Empire
country New Zealand
dateEnacted 1893-09-19
enactedBy New Zealand Parliament
firstElectionWomenVoted New Zealand Electoral Act 1893 self-linksurface differs
surface form: New Zealand general election 1893
fullName New Zealand Electoral Act 1893 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Electoral Act 1893 (New Zealand)
governmentTypeAtTime self-governing British colony
grantedRight women's right to vote in national elections
hasEffectOn electoral rolls
parliamentary representation
voter eligibility
hasTitle New Zealand Electoral Act 1893 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Electoral Act 1893
historicalSignificance made New Zealand the first self-governing country to grant women the right to vote in national elections
influenced global women's suffrage movement
jurisdiction New Zealand
language English
legalForm statute
legalStatusAfterAct women could vote in New Zealand parliamentary elections
legalStatusBeforeAct women could not vote in New Zealand parliamentary elections
legalSystem common law
legislativeBody New Zealand Parliament
mainSubject electoral reform
women's suffrage
notableConsequence international recognition of New Zealand as a pioneer in women's suffrage
large increase in number of registered voters in New Zealand
partOf New Zealand electoral law
precedence first national women's suffrage law in a self-governing country
region Oceania
relatedConcept gender equality in political rights
universal suffrage
replaced earlier New Zealand electoral legislation excluding women voters
requiredVoterRegistration true
shortDescription New Zealand law granting women the right to vote in national elections
typeOfFranchiseExtended universal adult female suffrage for European women
votingMethod secret ballot
yearEnacted 1893

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women's suffrage movement hasKeyEvent New Zealand Electoral Act 1893
New Zealand Electoral Act 1893 firstElectionWomenVoted New Zealand Electoral Act 1893 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: New Zealand general election 1893
New Zealand Electoral Act 1893 hasTitle New Zealand Electoral Act 1893 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Electoral Act 1893
New Zealand Electoral Act 1893 fullName New Zealand Electoral Act 1893 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Electoral Act 1893 (New Zealand)
Woman Suffrage Association of New Zealand influenced New Zealand Electoral Act 1893
Kate Sheppard keyEvent New Zealand Electoral Act 1893