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Election cartoon, 1972

As this 1972 cartoon suggests, many New Zealanders regarded general elections as little more than a triennial auction, with each party trying to outbid the other with lavish promises.

This image Appears In 2 Articles:

  • Polling booth, 1996
    The road to MMP
  • First radio broadcast of Parliament
    Election Days

Keywords

elections
cartoon
Credit

Alexander Turnbull Library
Reference: Nevile Lodge cartoon, courtesy Mrs Pat Lodge, B-134-282
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mastauranga o Aotearoa must be obtained before any reuse of this image.

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'Election cartoon, 1972', URL: https://nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/election-cartoon-1972, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 11-Dec-2013

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