Universal suffrage

The table below (currently incomplete) lists the year that universal male and universal female suffrage were introduced in to various jurisdictions. In general nations that became independent during the 20th or 21st centuries granted universal suffrage to men and women at the same time. In nations that became independent during the 19th century men often led women by a few years or decades in obtaining suffrage. What is notable though is that the length of time between universal male and universal female suffrage is tiny compared to the period of time that humans have historically lived in non-democratic states.

Jurisdiction	Universal Male Suffrage	Universal Female Suffrage	Difference (years)	Notes
Australia	1901	1902	1	During the 1901 (inaugural) federal election women were eligible to vote if they were eligible to vote in their home state elections. As a result women in South Australia and Western Australia voted in the 1901 election.
Australia, New South Wales	1858	1902	44
Australia, Queensland	1872	1905	33
Australia, South Australia	1855	1895	40
Australia, Tasmania	1896	1903	7
Australia, Victoria	1857	1908	51
Australia, Western Australia	1893	1899	6
Belgium	1918	1948	30
Canada	1920	1920	0	Chinese and aborigines were initially excluded regardless of gender.
Canada, Alberta		1916
Canada, Manitoba		1916
Canada, Newfoundland	1925	1925	0	Newfoundland did not become part of Canada until 1949.
Canada, Ontario
Canada, Quebec		1940
Canada, Saskatchewan		1916
Chile	1970	1970	0
Finland	1906	1906	0
Greece	1830	1952	122
Israel	1948	1948	0
Jamaica	1944	1944	0	The House of Representatives was established in 1944. Jamaica then gained increasing autonomy and finally became fully independent in 1962.
New Zealand	1879	1893	14
Sweden	1848	1919	71	Military officers were unable to vote until 1945.
Switzerland		1971		Switzerland is a federal state made up of Cantons. At a Canton level universal female suffrage was achieved at different times.
United Kingdom	1918	1928	10	Women 30 or older gained the franchise in 1918 if they lived in a house, had a husband who did or owned property worth a certain amount.

See Also

• Suffrage

External Links

• Good summary for Australia
• A Brief History of Voting
• Page on Wikipedia contains a similar list
• Universal male suffrage in New Zealand