New Zealand’s wide electoral franchise is reflected in this appeal to ‘workingmen’ to vote for Mr Wakelin, ‘The Poor Man’s Friend’, in Wellington’s 1853 elections.
Alexander Turnbull Library Reference: Eph-C-POLITICS-1853-02 Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any reuse of this image.
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'1853 electoral poster', URL: http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/1853-electoral-poster, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 10-Jun-2014
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