Parliament of the United Kingdom |
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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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| Statute book chapter | 8 & 9 Geo. 5 c. 47 |
| Introduced by | Lord Robert Cecil |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom |
| Dates | |
| Royal Assent | 21 November 1918 |
| Commencement | 21 November 1918 |
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| Repealing legislation | Statute Law Revision Act 1983 (RoI) |
| Status: Current legislation | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
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]
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