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  • Women's suffrage in Australia

    Women didn't get the vote till 1908 in Victoria - so how come some women are listed in the 1856 electoral roll? Anybody know?

  • #2
    According to the first google I looked at, South Australian women were granted the right to vote in 1894, followed by Western Australia in 1899, NSW in 1902 and finally Victoria in 1908.

    Australian women (except Aboriginal women) were enfranchised for the new Commonwealth Parliament in 1901. Women first voted in second Federal election in 1903.

    I don't know about 1856.....would they have been property owners?

    Beverley



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    • #3
      Is your example online? This one under the link 'Legislative Assembly' has 615 names and I haven't spotted one female.
      1856 Electoral Roll
      Phil
      historyhouse.co.uk
      Essex - family and local history.

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      • #4
        Yes, I'm looking on Ancestry:

        Australian Electoral Rolls, 1901-1936 - Ancestry.com.au

        If you enter the name Mary Brown (I just chose a common name at random), and specify Victoria 1856, there are quite a few hits.

        I don't have access to the full results, so maybe these are actually for another year?

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        • #5
          Oh sorry, I've just realised where I was going wrong - I forgot to tick the Exact Matches Only box, and it's coming up with names in totally different years and states.

          Sorry about that :(

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          • #6
            Don't worry - we all learnt about women's suffrage in Victoria!
            Phil
            historyhouse.co.uk
            Essex - family and local history.

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            • #7
              True

              There should be a blushing smiley on here, though...

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