| Summary: | Description: Content includes: 474274/3 Equal Franchise for Men and Women. Memorandum, 21 January 1925; 474274/5 Equal Franchise for Men and Women. Papers regarding deputations to the Equal Franchise Committee, 29 January 1925 - 19 February 1925; 474274/12 Representation of the People Bill, 1925, introduced by Mr Whitely; 474274/16a Parliamentary Question from Mr Crawford asking about a Government Conference on the Franchise, 7 May 1925; 474274/18 Equal Franchise. Papers expressing the hope that some reference to intentions of the Government will be made in the King's Speech, 21 January 1926; 474274/20 Parliamentary Question from Mr Briant asking what countries have placed women on an equality of franchise with men, 4 February 1926; 474274/24 Equalisation of the Franchise Bill, 1926. Introduced by Captain Wedgwood Benn; 474274/23 Equal Franchise. Cuttings from the Sunday Times, 2 March 1926 and 28 February 1926; 474274/28 Equal Franchise: Private Bill by Mr Grundy to call attention to the question of equal franchise as between men and women; and to move, that, in the opinion of the House, the right to vote should be conferred upon all citizens, male and female alike, on reaching the age of 21. 25 March 1926; 474274/37 Votes for Women at 21. Request that MPs should have timely information to enable them to estimate addition to the electorate which would result if vote is accorded to women at the age of 21. From Colonel Vaughan Morgan, MP. 29 October 1926; 474274/41 Equal Franchise for Men and Women. Extract from Conclusions of Meeting of Cabinet. Composition of Cabinet Committee to consider this subject and its terms of reference, November 1926; 474274/42 Parliamentary Question from Mr Hayes. Is it proposed to introduce the Bill granting the franchise to women on the same terms as men before the next general election? 23 November 1926; 474274/43 Extension of Franchise to Women: Appointment of Advisory Committee. 19 November 1926; 474274/48 Equal Franchise for Men and Women. Report of first meeting of Cabinet Committee on 15 December 1926 and related papers; 474274/48a Equal Franchise Committee. Memoranda and correspondence from Lord Eustace Percy at the Board of Education, December 1926; 474274/48b Cabinet Committee on Equal Franchise: Minutes of Meetings held on 15 December 1926, 14 February 1927, and 21 February 1927; 474274/49 Equal Franchise Committee. January 1927. Reports on the laws in the Dominions and in Foreign Countries (especially Australia, Canada, Ireland, Newfoundland, New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Japan, Jugoslavia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Roumania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States of America); 474274/55 Parliamentary Question by Mr Thurtle, 16 December 1924, about Government intentions regarding legislation on Equal Franchise for men and women; 474274/91 Notes for girls of twenty-one. News cutting from the Daily Mail, 3 November 1927; 474274/104D Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Bill, 1928. Memoranda and correspondence; 474274/104C Equal Franchise Bill. Extracts from Conclusions of Cabinet Meetings held on 21 and 29 February and 7 March 1928. With relevant memoranda and papers; 474274/104B Equal Franchise Bill. Observations from Ministry of Health on question of Poor Relief disqualification. February 1928; 474274/104A Equal Franchise Bill. Drafts. January 1928; 474274/101 Equal Franchise Bill. Request for free vote in the House of Commons, from Sir William Davison, 7 December 1927; 474274/100 Parliamentary Question from Colonel Sir Arthur Holbrook asking Secretary of State how many voters will be added to the parliamentary lists when women of 21 years of age and upwards are included on the same basis as men voters; and asking if he can state the additional cost to the taxpayer, if any, of the proposed increase in the registers. 5 December 1927; 474274/94 Equal Franchise Bill. Statement of views from Conservative Central Office. 18 November 1927; 474274/90 Votes for all women at age of 21. Copy of resolution passed at Annual Conference of Conservative Associations in Cardiff calling on Government to pass a measure without delay. 14 October 1927; 474274/89 Equal Franchise. Resolutions to be moved at the Annual Conference of Conservative Associations in Cardiff, 5-7 October 1927; 474274/88 Women Voters. Effect of New Franchise Bill. Extract from the Morning Post, 13 September 1927; 474274/83 Parliamentary Question from Sir Evelyn Cecil asking Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs in what countries having parliamentary government does the age for qualification as a voter exceed 21; what is the qualifying age in each of these countries; and whether there is a differentiation between the sexes. 18 May 1927; 474274/80A Representation of the People (Equal Franchise). Draft memorandum from the Registrar General in response to an enquiry by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, dealing with the probable increase of the electorate resulting from amendment of basis of qualification of women. 3 May 1927; 474274/80 Franchise Bill. Note from Conservative Central Office on suggestion that distinction should be made between those over 30 and those under 30, by giving 2 votes to the former and one to the latter. This proposal was put forward by Basil Peto and Hugh Stucley. April - May 1927; 474274/78 New Women Voters. Estimated Number. Parliamentary Question from Sir Samuel Chapman, 28 April 1927. Asks Home Secretary about estimated number of women voters in different age ranges and what proportion of the electorate such numbers represent; 474274/67 Representation of the People Bill, 1927. Introduced by Mr Haden Guest, April 1927, with relevant supporting papers from Cabinet and Home Office; 474274/55A Equal Franchise Committee. Memorandum by Home Secretary circulated to Cabinet, March 1927; 474274/51 Equal Franchise Committee. Memorandum by Home Secretary, 11 February 1927.
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