women's right to vote

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1、Women'sRighttoVote Canadaisafederationandhasbothfederalandprovincial(orterritorial)governments.TheFederalGovernmentdeterminedwhohadtherighttovoteinfederalelections;theprovincialgovernmentsdeterminedwhohadtherighttovoteinprovincialelections.Thereforethestrugglefor

2、womentowintherighttovotehadtobewonatthefederallevelaswellasprovincebyprovince.AsaresultofCanada'sfederalsystem,somewomencouldvoteinfederalelectionsbutNOTinprovincialelections.Therightofwomentovotewasobtainedafter50yearsofstruggle.Thefirstwomen'ssuffrageorganizati

3、oninCanadawastheToronto'sWomen'sLiteraryLeaguewhichwasformedaround1886.Women'slegalrighttovotewasobtainedatboththeprovincialandfederalleveloveranineyearperiod(1916-1925)withtheexceptionoftheProvinceofQuebecwheretherighttovoteinprovincialelectionswasnotobtainedunt

4、il1940.RighttoVoteinProvincialElections Province RighttoVoteProvincially RighttoStandforProvincialOffice Manitoba January28,1916 January28,1916 Saskatchewan March14,1916 March14,1916 AlbertaApril19,1916 April19,1916 BritishColumbia April5,1917 April5,1917 Ontario

5、 April12,1917 April24,1919 NovaScotia April26,1918 April26,1918 NewBrunswick April17,1919 March9,1934 PrinceEdwardIsland May3,1922 May3,1922 Newfoundland April13,1925 April13,1925 Quebec April25,1940 April25,1940RighttoVoteinFederalElectionsTherereallyisnoonedate

6、whenwomenearnedtherighttovoteinfederalelections.Canada'sFederalParliamentpassedseveralpiecesof"temporary"legislationduringtheFirstWorldWarwhichgavesomewomentherighttovote(see"TheWarTimeLegislation",below).Thefirst(nonemergency)permanentlegislationwhichgavewomenth

7、evotewasthe:TheWomen'sFranchiseAct1918RoyalAssentMay24,1918(inforceJanuary1919).ThisActprovidedthateveryfemalepersonhadtherighttovoteifshewas:·aBritishsubject,·atleast21yearsofage·possessedthesamequalificationswhichwouldentitleamalepersontovoteintheprovinceinwhic

8、hsheresided.Thisactprovidedtheprovincessomecontrolovertherighttovoteinfederalelections(ie.propertyrequirements).TheDominionBy-ElectionsActof1919gavewomen,forth