Representation of the People Act 1918
https://www.parliament.uk/about/living-heritage/transformingsociety/electionsvoting/womenvote/case-study-the-right-to-vote/the-right-to-vote/birmingham-and-the-equal-franchise/1918-representation-of-the-people-act/1918 Briefly the summary suggests
Women still had to be over 30 and have a property qualification to vote.
All Men over 21 had the right to vote from 1918.
is it correct that before 1918 if you were in a workhouse you could not vote?
and if correct did that mean you were not on the voters list?
Two hundred years ago, records of Selby, Yorkshire, indicate that if you were able to look after yourself or had relatives looking after you, you would usually get a Parish
Out Pension at their pension age (Out Pension meaning, you were not living in the Workhouse).
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So Workhouses probably took the In-Pensioners.
If not old enough to be a Pensioner, those in the Workhouse must have
i) likely needed physical and/or mental support, or
ii) taken in to the Workhouse Infirmary when suddenly becoming temporarily unwell
(Some of these might not be on Poor Relief, but on their own and just needed looking after until getting better and going home).
Entering and Leaving the Workhouse
"It also carried with it a change in legal status — until 1918, receipt of poor relief meant a loss of the right to vote."
http://www.workhouses.org.uk/life/entry.shtml ----------
The Selby Poor or Pauper usually got Parish Relief, some living at home.
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Check the Voters Roll or Electoral Register?
Bear in mind a 'qualifying property' to vote might not be a residence they once lived at, but could be at another place in the country, even unknown to you.
Mark
