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History GK · Q515

World History

Competitive Exams · History GK · question 515

Q515

In which year, New Zealand became the first country in world to grant women vote

A.
1887
B.
1893
Answer
C.
1898
D.
1905

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
On 19 September 1893 the governor, Lord Glasgow, signed a new Electoral Act into law. As a result of this landmark legislation, New Zealand became the first self-governing country in the world in which women had the right to vote in parliamentary elections.