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 New Zealand women's suffrage movement ⓘ
associatedWithOrganization 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 general election 1893 ⓘ
fullName 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 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 general election 1893 ⓘ
linked to: New Zealand Electoral Act 1893
New Zealand Electoral Act 1893 → hasTitle → Electoral Act 1893 ⓘ
linked to: New Zealand Electoral Act 1893
New Zealand Electoral Act 1893 → fullName → Electoral Act 1893 (New Zealand) ⓘ
linked to: New Zealand Electoral Act 1893
Woman Suffrage Association of New Zealand → influenced → New Zealand Electoral Act 1893 ⓘ
Kate Sheppard → keyEvent → New Zealand Electoral Act 1893 ⓘ
New Zealand Suffrage Centennial 1993 → relatedTo → New Zealand Electoral Act 1893 ⓘ