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Official account of the NZ House of Representatives, bringing you news & info about how to get involved. Online Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm. RTs & follows ≠endorsements.

Oct 22, 2019, 6 tweets

1/ THREAD: Today the House held a special debate to note the centenary of women in NZ winning the right to stand for Parliament. We thought we'd take a look back at some famous first words from women MPs. #HistoricHansard #nzpol #nzhistory #WāhineToa

2/ Maiden speech of Elizabeth McCombs, NZ's first woman MP, 28 September 1933: babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.… #HistoricHansard #nzpol #nzhistory #WāhineToa

3/ Maiden speech of Catherine Stewart, NZ's second woman MP (and first to be elected at a general election), 12 July 1939: babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.… #HistoricHansard #nzpol #nzhistory #WāhineToa

4/ Maiden speech of Mabel Howard, NZ's first woman Cabinet Minister, 25 February 1943: babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.… #HistoricHansard #nzpol #nzhistory #WāhineToa

5/ Maiden speech of Iriaka Ratana, first Māori woman MP, 12 July 1950: babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.… #HistoricHansard #nzpol #nzhistory #WāhineToa

6/ Hansard reports provide a near-verbatim record of @NZParliament's debates. Explore more speeches, old and new, on our website: parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-… #nzpol

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