Women's Right to Vote Australia
Women’s suffrage in Australia was a significant milestone in the country’s history, marking one of the early achievements of Australian democracy. The right to vote for women was progressively established in the Australian colonies from the 1880s to the 1890s, following the establishment of male suffrage.
South Australia was the first colony to grant women the right to vote and stand for office in 1895, after the Constitutional Amendment (Adult Suffrage) Act 1894 was passed and received royal assent in 1895. This made South Australia the first place in the world to grant women the right to vote and stand for office. The first woman elected to office in South Australia was Grace Benny in 1919.
Western Australia granted women the right to vote in 1899, though with racial restrictions. Women in Western Australia gained the right to stand for office in 1919, and the first woman elected was Elizabeth Clapham in 1920.
At the federal level, the Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902 was passed in 1902, which gave women equal voting rights to men and the right to stand for federal parliament. However, this act excluded Indigenous Australians, who were granted the right to vote in federal elections in 1962.
The right to vote in federal elections was granted to women of European heritage in 1902, making Australia the first country in the world to grant full suffrage to women in this regard. Despite this progress, discrimination against women remained commonplace, and significant advancements in women’s rights continued to be made throughout the 20th century.
parliament.nsw.gov.au/about/Pages/Women-in-Parliament.aspx
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_suffrage_in_Australia
aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_departments/Parliamentary_Library/Research/FlagPost/2022/June/Womens_suffrage
nma.gov.au/defining-moments/resources/womens-suffrage
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