John Shera

Parliament of New Zealand
Years	Term	Electorate		Party
1890–1893	11th	City of Auckland		Liberal

John McEffer Shera (1840 – 19 September 1906) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in Auckland, New Zealand.

Shera married a daughter of Henry Balneavis, Jemima Balneavis, at St. Paul's Church in April 1873.^[1] He represented the City of Auckland multi-member electorate from 1890 to 1893, when he was defeated.^[2] His wife was part-Māori and Shera ensured that Māori women were included in the electoral reform bill that granted women's suffrage.^[3] He died on 19 September 1906 at his residence in Remuera, Auckland.^[4]

References

1. "Untitled". Auckland Star. IV (1013). 17 April 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 24 June 2012.
2. Wilson, James Oakley (1985) [First ed. published 1913]. New Zealand Parliamentary Record, 1840–1984 (4th ed.). Wellington: V.R. Ward, Govt. Printer. p. 234. OCLC 154283103.
3. Binney, Judith, ed. (1968). The Shaping of History: Essays from the New Zealand Journal of History. Bridget Williams Books. p. xiii.
4. "Death of Mr J M Shera". Auckland Star. XXXVII (225). 20 September 1906. p. 5. Retrieved 24 June 2012.