Alfred Saunders (12 June 1820 – 28 October 1905) was a New Zealand farmer, reformer, women's suffrage and temperance advocate and politician.

[1] They had ten children, including Sarah Page and Samuel Saunders.

He contested the 1888 by-election in the Ashley electorate and was defeated by John Verrall by just two votes.

[13] He supported the Temperance Union petition in favour of woman's suffrage to Parliament in 1891.

He also corresponded with the leader of the suffrage movement, Kate Sheppard, to keep her up-to-date with the fast-changing political situation in parliament as the legislation was being debated.