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Municipal Corporation (Elections) Act 1869
UK Municipal Franchise Act 1869
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The Municipal Corporation (Elections) Act 1869[1] (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.
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| 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| Repealed | 1 January 1882 |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| Repealed by | Municipal Corporations Act 1882 (45 & 46 Vict.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Status: Repealed | |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 bill for this act was the Municipal Franchise Bill.[4] Bill 85 was introduced by John Tomlinson Hibbert.[5]
Under this act of Parliament, unmarried women ratepayers received the right to vote in local government elections.[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Sections 6 and 7 were repealed by section 12 of, and the Second Schedule to, the Municipal Elections Act 1875.[11]
See also
Notes
- Section 11.