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Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918

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32: 335:... the age of thirty, which was prescribed for enfranchisement of women, was made not because women of a younger age were considered less competent to exercise the vote, but rather because the inclusion of women between the ages of twenty-one and thirty might lead to women-voters being in a majority on the Register, and this was considered, too drastic a departure in the realms of constitutional experiment. Therefore the embargo on any woman below the age of thirty was placed in that measure. 226:
stated that he was prepared to accept her nomination, thus establishing a precedent for women candidates. However, he ruled her nomination papers invalid on other grounds: one of the signatories to her nomination was not on the electoral roll and another lived outside the constituency. The Law Lords
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The shortest statute is the Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918, which runs to 27 operative words: 'A woman shall not be disqualified by sex or marriage from being elected to or sitting or voting as a Member of the Commons House of Parliament.' Section 2 contains a further 14 words giving
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In the case of eligibility to Parliament, this age condition is not necessary. The whole question of age, suitability, and competence can safely be left, and should be left, in the hands of the electorate to
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in parliamentary elections, also known as the right to vote, to women aged 30 and over who resided in the constituency or occupied land or premises with a rateable value above Β£5, or whose husbands did.
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had specifically banned women from standing as parliamentary candidates and the Representation of the People Act 1918 had not changed that.
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as conferred by s. 2 of the Act; the modern convention for the citation of short titles omits the comma after the word "Act"
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at Keighley and, if refused, to take the matter to the courts for a definitive ruling. After some consideration, the
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explained the apparent discrepancy that women could sit in Parliament at 21 but could not vote until they were 30:
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Parliament hurriedly passed the Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act in time to enable women to stand in the
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An Act to amend the Law with respect to the Capacity of Women to sit in Parliament.
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as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from
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Election results of women in United Kingdom general elections (1918–1945)
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The British Women's Suffrage Campaign 1866–1928: Revised 2nd Edition
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Taking on the Men: the first women parliamentary candidates 1918
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on 28 November 1919, taking the seat her husband had vacated.
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The first woman to take her seat in the House of Commons was
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were asked to consider the matter and concluded that the
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made known her intention to stand as a candidate for the
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Text of the Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918
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Spartacus Educational: 1918 Qualification of Women Act
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1918 UK law allowing women to be elected to Parliament
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Women in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title
Citation
8 & 9 Geo. 5
Lord Robert Cecil
Royal assent
Commencement
Repealed by
Statute Law Revision Act 1983
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Act
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Member of Parliament
Representation of the People Act 1918
franchise
Swire Smith
Liberal
MP
Keighley
by-election on 26 April
parliament
Nina Boyle
Women's Freedom League
returning officer
Great Reform Act 1832
general election of December 1918
14 December 1918 election to the House of Commons
suffragette
Christabel Pankhurst

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