Military Voters Act (1917)

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Government_of_India
gptkbp:allowedVotingFor any electoral district
gptkbp:context gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1917
gptkbp:effect expanded the electorate for the 1917 federal election
favored the Unionist government
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_Canada
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Military Voters Act (1917)
gptkbp:purpose to allow members of the Canadian military to vote in federal elections
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Wartime_Elections_Act
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_Canada
1919
gptkbp:suffrageExtendedTo Canadian soldiers overseas
female relatives of military men
nurses serving with the military
gptkbp:supportedBy gptkb:Robert_Borden
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wartime_Elections_Act_(1917)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8