Election Day in Masterton, 1884
In the North Wairarapa electorate, election day 1884 attracted unusual attention. A crowd of men and boys, Māori and Pākehā gathered in Masterton with effigies of the three candidates: George Beetham (the dandy), R. E. Hawkins (the pirate) and Alexander Hogg (the pig). Popular participation in New Zealand elections increased following the introduction of universal male suffrage in 1879.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Albert E. Winzenberg Collection
Reference: 1/2-011707-F
Photograph by Thomas Edward Price
Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.
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