At the same time, property qualifications were abolished, plural voting was ended and women were able to become guardians.
12.
The property qualifications remained for non-resident voters, allowing plural voting for those who held property in several seats.
13.
The petitions called for one vote and one vote only, as at that time men with property had plural votes.
14.
Asquith, like many Liberals, wanted to delay the next election until the anomaly of plural voting had been abolished.
15.
The arrangements which had given plural votes to electors who met a property qualification because of their business or shop premises were abolished.
16.
Plural voting was abolished by ending the property vote, electors being only entitled to enrol in the district in which they resided.
17.
The Liberals planned a major reform bill, abolishing plural voting and extending the franchise from 7.5 million to 10 million.
18.
Kidston became the main ALF figure in Rockhampton and campaigned for electoral reform abolition of plural voting, and extension of the franchise.
19.
In addition the Act made some changes to the franchise, removing the remaining provisions allowing plural voting by people who owned business premises.
20.
Plural voting was finally abolished in 1919 and universal suffrage, giving the vote to all Belgian women, was only introduced in 1948.
