Act of Parliament | |
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Long title | An Act to shorten the Term of Residence required as a Qualification for the Municipal Franchise, and to make provision for other purposes. |
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Citation | 32 & 33 Vict. c. 55 |
Territorial extent | England and Wales [a] |
Dates | |
Royal assent | 2 August 1869 |
Repealed | 1 January 1882 |
Other legislation | |
Repealed by | Municipal Corporations Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict. c. 50), s 5 & Sch 1, Pt 1 |
Status: Repealed |
The Municipal Corporation (Elections) Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict. c. 55), sometimes called the Municipal Franchise Act 1869 [2] or the Municipal Corporation (Election) Act 1869, [3] was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The Bill for this Act was the Municipal Franchise Bill. [4] Bill 85 was introduced by John Tomlinson Hibbert. [5]
Unmarried women ratepayers received the right to vote in local government elections in the Municipal Franchise Act 1869. [6] This right was confirmed in the Local Government Act 1894 (56 & 57 Vict. c. 73) and extended to include some married women. [7] [8] [9] [10] By 1900, more than 1 million women were registered to vote in local government elections in England. [7]
Sections 6 and 7 were repealed by section 12 of, and the Second Schedule to, the Municipal Elections Act 1875. [11]