Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Lyttelton
In office 13 September 1933 – 7 June 1935
Preceded by
James McCombs
Succeeded by
Terry McCombs
Personal details
Born
Elizabeth Reid Henderson
19 November 1873 Kaiapoi, New Zealand
Died
7 June 1935(1935-06-07) (aged 61) Christchurch, New Zealand
Political party
Labour
Spouse
James McCombs (married 1903)
Relations
Christina Henderson (sister); Stella Henderson (sister)
Children
Four children (two were adopted), incl. Terry McCombs
Elizabeth Reid McCombs (née Henderson, 19 November 1873 – 7 June 1935) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party who in 1933 became the first woman elected to the New Zealand Parliament.[1][2] New Zealand women gained the right to vote in 1893, though were not allowed to stand for the House of Representatives until the election of 1919.[1] McCombs had previously contested elections in 1928 and 1931.[3]
^ ab"Celebrating women's right to vote". New Zealand Parliament. 18 September 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
^King, Michael (2003). Penguin History of New Zealand. Penguin. p. 266. ISBN 0143018671.
^Garner, Jean. "McCombs, Elizabeth Reid". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
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