Alfred Saunders (1820–1905) was a 19th century New Zealand politician.

He was elected onto the Nelson Provincial Council

Nelson Province

The Nelson Province was a province of New Zealand from 1853 until the abolition of provincial government in 1876.-History:The Marlborough Province split away from the Nelson Province on 1 November 1859 because the majority of the income of the Provincial Council came from land sales in the...

 representing Waimea South in 1855 and remained a councillor until his election of Superintendent

Superintendent (politics)

Superintendent was the elected head of each Provincial Council in New Zealand from 1853 to 1876.-Historical context:Provinces existed in New Zealand from 1841 until 1876 as a form of sub-national government. After the initial provinces pre-1853, new provinces were formed by the New Zealand...

 for the Nelson Province from 1865 to 1867. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Waimea

Waimea (New Zealand electorate)

Waimea was a parliamentary electorate in the Nelson Province of New Zealand, from 1853 to 1887.-Geographic coverage:Waimea was located in the northern part of the South Island, facing the Tasman Bay. It is the area around the town of Nelson, but excluded Nelson itself. It includes Wakefield,...

 in 1861, and he resigned from this seat in 1864. He then represented Cheviot

Cheviot (New Zealand electorate)

Cheviot was a parliamentary electorate in the Canterbury Region of New Zealand, from 1859 to 1890.-History:Cheviot was formed partway through the term of the 2nd New Zealand Parliament. The first elections were held in 1859, and Edward Jollie was the first representative. Leonard Harper was the...

 from 1878 to 1881 when he was defeated. From 1889 to 1890 he represented the Lincoln electorate

Lincoln (New Zealand electorate)

Lincoln was a parliamentary electorate in the Canterbury region of New Zealand from 1881 to 1890.The electorate was represented by two Members of Parliament:* Arthur Pyne O'Callaghan * Alfred Saunders...

 and from 1890 to 1896 he represented Selwyn

Selwyn (New Zealand electorate)

Selwyn is the name of three seats in the New Zealand House of Representatives, based around towns on the outskirts of Christchurch city. In an historical sense, the name refers to an electorate that existed between 1866 and 1919...

, being defeated at the general election of 1896 for the latter constituency.

He supported the Temperance Union petition in favour of woman's suffrage

Women's suffrage in New Zealand

Women's suffrage in New Zealand was an important political issue in the late 19th century. Of countries presently independent, New Zealand was the first to give women the vote in modern times....

 to Parliament in 1891.