Genealogy Chat

Clive, Just seen your last reply, your mum must have been one strong lady, I can't imagin anyone giving me permission either, or who to vote for!!!! Gill

My mother was orphaned in 1919 and bought a house of her own and drove a car before she was married (in1926 in Hong Kong). Age would have delayed her slightly as she was born in 1894. By 1928 she had 3 children. I very much doubt whether any man told her if she could vote!!! CB

Clive Don't quote me, but I think the 'one house one vote' rule was for Borough Elections, not for General Elections. Certainly, all men and women over the age of 21 were allowed to vote in General Elections, after 1928, whatever their social status - universal enfranchisement. Neither of my grandmothers ever voted in their lives - 'I leave all that sort of thing to my husband', and my mother was TOLD how to vote by my father. Whether she did or not, I don't know! OC

OC Am I right to think it was one vote one house? I quoted the 1928 rule for women over 21 but it says 'who occupy a house of £5' etc. I know that for years the electoral roll was the basis for jury service and that was certainly one house one juror. CB

Thank's OC, that is what must have happened in this case. Gill

Thank's Clive I thought that was the case, I was searching the local electral roll yesterday 1933/34 I found the family i was looking for, but there was a young wife missing, born 1908 so she would have been abt 25, but she isn't there,huuby is and his family. They were married 1931 so she should be. Thank's Gill

Thought I might just mention - Victoria came to the throne in 1837 but seemingly she did not need to vote just issued a decree! CB

1928 - all women over the age of 21 got the vote. BUT - not many exercised the right, in the early years - it was considered 'unfeminine' to vote!! OC

1928 Women were enfranchised 80 years ago, on February 6, 1918. The Representation of the People Act gave the vote to women over 30 who 'occupied premises of a yearly value of not less than £5'. But it was not until 1928 that the voting age for women was lowered to 21 in line with men. CB

Please, In what year did women get the vote over 21. Thank's Gill