Women in Parliament

Authors

Edward P. Wolfers, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

35917

Publication Details

Wolfers, E. P. 2010, 'Women in Parliament', in I. Maddocks & E. P. Wolfers (eds), Living history and evolving democracy, University of Papua New Guinea Press, Papua New Guinea. pp. 310

Abstract

An expatriate woman, Mrs Doris Booth, was among the minority of nominated, non-official members (that is members appointed by, but not to represent, the Territory's Administration) in the first and second Legislative Councils between 1951 and 1957. The first Papua_ New Guinean woman to sit in the legislature was Alice Wedega from Milne Bay, who was a nominated, non-official member of the reconstituted Legislative Council between 1961 and 1963.

Link to publisher version (URL)

University of Papua New Guinea Press