Women and the vote

[Sutherland74]

Hi I wonder if anyone can help with a point on the vote for women. My understanding is that women got the vote in 1918. However I discovered a female ancestor in the Glasgow 1913 Register of Voters. How can this be? Thank you in advance.

[ev]

In 1900, Scottish women didn't have full voting rights. They could vote in local council elections, but they couldn't vote for Members of Parliament

http://www.scan.org.uk/education/suffrage/movie.html



ev

[RJ_Paton]

The Municipal Franchise Act 1869  allowed single women who payed local rates on property they owned/occupied the vote

http://spartacus-educational.com/Lmunicipal.htm

[Sutherland74]

Thank you both for your quick and informative replies.