Who was not allowed to vote in Australia?

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1840

First elected town councils

1843

First parliamentary election

1848

NSW Constitutional Association

1856

Start of manhood suffrage

South Australian Constitution

1858

1884

First women’s suffrage society

Taxation and votes for women

1888

1895

1896

Women vote for the first time

1901

Australia’s first federal election

1902

1903

Women vote in federal election

1911

Compulsory electoral enrolment

1921

Australian Federation of Women Voters

1924

First Cabinet meeting in Canberra

1937

Sex discrimination in Australian law

1973