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Annie McVicar

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Annie McVicar (4 November 1862 – 26 February 1954) was a New Zealand community worker and local politician. She was born in Kilmartin, Argyllshire, Scotland on 4 November 1862. In 1921, she was elected onto Wellington City Council, the first woman in the city council's history.[1] She was one of four candidates in the 1922 election in the Wellington East and came last, with 4% of the vote.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Hughes, Beryl. "Annie McVicar". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved December 2011. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. ^ Hislop, J. (1923). The General Election, 1922. Government Printer. p. 4. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  3. ^ "The Greasy Poll". New Zealand Truth. No. 882. 21 October 1922. p. 6. Retrieved 21 April 2015.

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