From 1887, various attempts were made to pass bills enabling female suffrage; each bill came close to passing but none succeeded until a government strategy to foil the 1893 bill backfired.
From 1887, various attempts were made to pass bills enabling female suffrage, the first one by Julius Vogel, 8th premier of New Zealand. Each bill came close to passing but none succeeded until a government strategy to foil the 1893 bill backfired.