Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918
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| Long title | An Act to amend the Law with respect to the Capacity of Women to sit in Parliament. |
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| Citation | 8 & 9 Geo. 5 c. 47 |
| Introduced by | Lord Robert Cecil |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
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| Royal assent | 21 November 1918 |
| Commencement | 21 November 1918 |
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| Repealed by | Statute Law Revision Act 1983 (RoI) |
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Status: Current legislation
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The Parliament (Qualification of Women Act) 1918 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
It gave women over 21 the right to stand for election as an MP. This meant that women could stand for elections before actually being legally allowed to vote themselves. ("Before" in both senses. Certain women over the age of 30 had been given the franchise by the Representation of the People Act 1918; it was not until 1928 that women were given the vote on equal terms with men.)
At 27 words it is the shortest UK statute. [2]
References
- ↑ Short title as conferred by s. 2 of the Act; the modern convention for the citation of short titles omits the comma after the word "Act"
- ↑ Guinness Book of Records
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Wikisource has original text related to this article: |
- Text of the Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from the UK Statute Law Database
- Text of the Act as originally enacted
- Spartacus Educational: 1918 Qualification of Women Act
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