Voting - New Zealand

From: Greenall, Frank :Cartoons entered in the 1992 Qantas Media Awards

Reference: A-296-129

Description: Shows the beehive with the top open and a slot down the middle like a ballot box. There are six hands reaching down and placing a voting slip into the box. Each slip has the initials of a voting system such as M.M.P. Refers to the electoral referendum. Quantity: 1 photocopy/ies.

Date: 1998

By: Scott, Thomas Joseph, 1947-; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: H-539-001/021

Description: Political cartoons. Shows Boris Yeltsin drunk at the end of a steel girder threatening to jump and take the global economy with him. A Russian gaurd tries to stop him. Winston Peters is happy with the gloomy forecasts for the economy. Comment on the risk to children of TB due to poverty, poor nutrition and other health related problems. New Minister outside of Cabinet, Marie Hasler wants to change the NZ flag to say something like 'NZ for sale as, where is!' Jenny Shipley says it's not quite what they're looking for. National's Bill Birch reassures the NZ public about the world wide economic crisis. Jenny Shipley calls for a confidence vote for National's 'vague and ill-defined policies.' National Party Finance minister, Bill Birch panics about the world economic situation. Jenny Shipley reassures the public National has a calm and sober hand on the economic tiller. The new Minister of Police, Clem Simich promises to raise police morale. A senior police officer asks Simich if he's resigning already. Comment on America's hypocritical rage over the Clinton-Lewinsky affair as they enjoy the lurid details provided by newspapers and the Starr Report. The All Black 7's win gold at the Kuala Lumpa Games. Media speculation on the state of relations between Bill and Hillary Clinton following the Clinton-Lewinsky affair revelations. Jenny Shipley and Helen Clark can't agree on a coalition between National and Labour but they do agree on a nomination for Mike Moore as Head of the World Trade Organisation as a way of getting him out of New Zealand. The Republicans are willing to plunge the world into the worst depression since the 1930's if it means bringing President Clinton down too. Comment on the American Justice System where a mafia boss can claim the fifth amendment and refuse to answer any questions on the grounds that it might incriminate him. But the President of the United States must answer all questions and the have the cross-examinination broadcast on television. Winston Peters comes a poor fourth in the latest leadership polls. Kenneth Starr, Prosecutor in the Clinton-Lewinsky case joins the Presidential Assassin Hall of Fame, his weapon, the Monica Lewinsky tapes. War crimes go unchecked in Kosovo as the world media focus on Bill Clinton's sex life. The Government reconsiders it's plans to deregulate producer boards following a hostile reaction from fruit growers. Jenny Shipley reassures elderly New Zealanders that national super will not be cut but it will be allowed to fall behind the cost of living. Treasury cuts medical care for children under six. Jenny Shipley rationalises why the elderly are carrying a greater share of the economic sacrifice expected of the country. Quantity: 21 cartoon bromide(s). Physical Description: B5 size bromides.

Date: 1990

Reference: H-512

Description: Political cartoons Quantity: 22 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Photocopies, A4 size

Date: 1877 - 1881

By: New Zealand. Parliamentary Library

Reference: MapColl-832.4799fbe/1877/Acc.37423

Description: Drawn on a 1877 published cadastral map of Wellington, the annotations show three districts, Thorndon (7178), Te Aro (7110) and Wellington South (6477). The numbers refer to the population sizes of each electorate as at the 1881 election. Base map: Plan of the city of Wellington, compiled from official surveys. (Wellington :R Burrett, 1877). Title supplied by cataloguer. Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Watercolour on lithograph, linen backed, scale [ca 1:11 880], 57.5 x 36.4 cm.

Date: 1998

Reference: H-505

Description: Political issues of 1998 Quantity: 22 photocopy/ies. Physical Description: Photocopies on archival paper, sizes vary slightly, average cartoon frame being 14 x 20 cm.

Date: 19 June 1993 - 19 Jun 1993

From: Women in a Mining Town, Waihi 1883-1993, Oral History Project

By: Boyd, Daisy Florence, 1911-

Reference: OHInt-0067/018

Description: Daisy Florence Boyd born Cambridge where she received all her education. Outlines family background - father came from England 1854 on the ship `Hydaspis' reference to epidemic of scarlet fever on board ship - an ancestor, Sarah Elizabeth Voice voted in the first elections in Cambridge in 1893. Recalls moving to Waihi with husband to farm in Mataura Road and also being agent for the Pig Marketing Association. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Venue - Waihi Interviewer(s) - Rose MacBeth Venue - Waihi Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-005838A; OHV-0267A Quantity: 1 C90 cassette(s). 1 transcript(s). 1 videocassette(s). Finding Aids: Abstract Available - transcript(s) available AB-1245.

Date: 1981

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-135-831

Description: Shows an 'uncommitted voter' running round in circles, followed by three big game hunters: Bruce Beetham, Bill Rowling and Robert Muldoon. Election held on 28 November 1981 Extended Title - "And I still don't know which one to follow!" Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, crayon and letratone, 447 x 320 mm Finding Aids: Photocopies available in Pictorial Reference Service.

Date: 3 May 1949

By: Hyde, William Julius, 1889-1962

Reference: MS-Papers-2832

Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s) (1 leaf). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Holograph

Date: 1992

By: Greenall, Frank, 1948-

Reference: B-129-015

Description: Shows hands and arms depositing votes for PR (Proportional Representation), FPP (First Past the Post), SM, MMP (Mixed Member Proportional), STV (Single Transferable Vote), and PV into a slot on top of the Beehive (Parliamentary building). Loaned to the Library for the 1992 exhibition, "Bees" in the Alexander Turnbull Library foyer. Published in the Sunday Times on 13 September 1992. Inscriptions: Recto - bottom right - [Signature] Quantity: 1 watercolour(s). Physical Description: Ink and watercolour on paper, 242 x 321 mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1996.

Date: 1978

From: Bromhead, Peter, 1933- :[One folder of original cartoons concerning New Zealand politics. Published in the Auckland Star, July - December 1978].

Reference: A-328-108

Description: The cartoon shows a man, representing politicians, unable to close his mouth because it has been jammed open with a stick representing polling day. Refers to polling day for the 1978 elections. Negatives at PA Collection 5371 Bromhead Collection Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, 250 x 185mm. Provenance: Donated by the artist in 1997.

Date: 1978

From: Scales, Sid, 1916-2003 :[Political cartoons featuring Robert Muldoon and the Muldoon era]. Published in the Otago Daily Times, 1978 - 1982.

Reference: A-319-070

Description: Robert Muldoon as a farmer talling sheep as they pass through a farm gate. All of the sheep are labelled vote. Refers to the Government bribing farmers to vote for them Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink on card, 280 x 382 mm Provenance: Donated by Sid Scales in 1998.

Date: 28 November 1975

From: Minhinnick, Gordon, 1902-1992 :[111 original pencil and ink cartoons. 1930s-1980s]

Reference: C-171-048

Description: Shows Prime Minister Bill Rowling and Leader of the Opposition Robert Muldoon clinging to an inflatable life raft labelled ‘The Floating Vote’. They are floating in choppy water, with the waves labelled 'Election Sink or Swim'. The cartoon was published the day before the 1975 General Election. Inscriptions: Recto - beneath image - Deep water [in pencil]; Recto - bottom right - Minhinnick. [in ink] Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Felt pen, Letraset and pencil on paper, 390 x 500 mm

Date: 2020

From: Ephemera donated to and collected by the Alexander Turnbull Library from 2020

By: New Zealand. Electoral Commission

Reference: Eph-E-OCTOBER-2020/1

Description: New Zealand Electoral Commission poster donated to the Alexander Turnbull Library in October 2020 by Denis Fairfax. Comprises one poster with the heading "Find a voting place near you", listing voting places for Ōhāriu, Wellington Central, Rongotai, Te Tai Hauāru, and Te Tai Tonga. The voting places are divided by suburb or locality, and note opening hours and accessibility amenities. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing one piece of ephemera.

Date: 2019

From: Ephemera donated to and collected by the Alexander Turnbull Library from 2020

Reference: Eph-A-AUGUST-SEPTEMBER-2020/08

Description: Comprises Wellington local election candidate fliers, likely all from the 2019 local elections. Includes candidacy fliers from: Chris Bishop, National Party MP for Hutt South; Roger Blakeley for Greater Wellington Regional Council and Capital & Coast District Health Board; Laurie Foon, Green Party MP for Paekawakawa/Southern Ward; Humphrey Hanley, Indepedent MP for Paekawakawa/Southern Ward; Sam Somers for Wellington Regional Council; Dr Jenny Condie for Mayor and Takapū Northern Ward; Sue Kedgley, Green Party MP for Capital & Coast District Health Board; Helene Ritchie for Wellington Regional Council; David Shand for Capital & Coast District Health Board; and Conor Hill for Mayor. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing 10 pieces of ephemera.

Date: 1981

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989; Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.)

Reference: B-135-758

Description: Shows a man and his wife discussing the political options in the general election. They agree that the doubts you know are better than the doubts you don't know, but then ask "which doubts do we doubt the least?". Evening Post. 16 November 1981. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone and crayon, 450 x 325 mm.

Date: 1992

By: Brockie, Robert Ellison (Dr), 1932-

Reference: A-058-012

Description: Shows Labour politician Mike Moore talking to National prime minister Jim Bolger. They are watching a stage show where Miss First Past the Post is being ignored while the audience cheers Miss STV, Miss MMP and Miss Preferential Vote. According to a note on the verso, this is an original drawing for the cartoon that appeared in the National business review, 18 September 1992, the day before the referendum. Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink drawing, 280 x 361 mm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - A2003-273 - Transferred from MS&A A2003-273..

Date: 2003

By: New Zealand. Ministry of Women's Affairs; Campbell, Caroline Anne, 1954-

Reference: Eph-D-WOMEN-2003-01

Description: Shows a young woman in jacket and trousers, with a crowd of women in costumes dating over the previous 110 years, A tui flies in the sky at top left and there are cabbage trees in the background. Artist name supplied by publisher. Two copies held. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithograph 595 x 420 mm. Provenance: Donated by the Ministry of Women's Affairs in 2003.

From: Hubbard, James, 1949- :Cartoons entered in the 1993 Qantas Media Awards

Reference: J-026-026

Description: Shows a man speaking on the telephone as he looks at a huge Jack-in-the-box (Special votes) on his desk. Refers to the result of the 1993 election hanging on the counting of special votes and the McGillicuddy Serious Party. Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s).

Date: 1978

From: Lodge, Nevile Sidney 1918-1989 :[Archive of original cartoons for the Evening Post and Sports Post, 1941 to 1988]

By: Evening Post (Wellington, N.Z.); Lodge, Nevile Sidney, 1918-1989

Reference: B-135-387

Description: This cartoon features Muldoon serenading a Voter from the courtyard below with a stringed instrument made out of the National Party Manifesto. He's singing We're Keeping our Word, and she replies that it's a bit flat. Rowling comes out the bushes with a similar instrument made out of the Labour Party manifesto Label on recto dated31/10/78 Extended Title - National Party Manifesto -We're Keeping our Word Quantity: 1 original cartoon(s). Physical Description: Ink, letratone and crayon, 320 x 450 mm

Date: 1993

From: Greenall, Frank, 1948- :Cartoons entered in the 1993 Qantas Media Awards

Reference: J-025-008

Description: Shows two men walking down the street past a poster advertising the 1993 Elections. They are discussing who they will vote for in the election and comparing politicians to nappies. Refers to the 1993 Parliamentary Elections. Quantity: 1 cartoon bromide(s).