Military Voters Act
| Military Voters Act | |
|---|---|
| Parliament of Canada | |
| Citation | SC 1917 (7 & 8 Geo V), c 34 |
| Enacted by | House of Commons of Canada |
| Enacted | September 14, 1917 |
| Considered by | Senate of Canada |
| Assented to | September 20, 1917 |
| Legislative history | |
| First chamber: House of Commons of Canada | |
| Bill title | 127 |
| Introduced by | Charles Doherty |
| First reading | August 13, 1917 |
| Second reading | August 20, 1917 |
| Third reading | August 29–31, 1917 |
| Second chamber: Senate of Canada | |
| Bill title | 127 |
| Member(s) in charge | James Alexander Lougheed |
| First reading | September 3, 1917 |
| Second reading | September 7–11, 1917 |
| Third reading | September 14, 1917 |
| Amends | |
| Dominion Elections Act RSC 1906, c 6 | |
| Repealed by | |
| Dominion Elections Act SC 1920 (10 & 11 Geo V), c 46 | |
| Related legislation | |
| Wartime Elections Act | |
| Status: Repealed | |
The Military Voters Act (French: Loi des électeurs militaires) was a 1917 act of the Parliament of Canada. The legislation was passed in 1917 during World War I, giving the right to vote to all Canadian soldiers. The act was significant for swinging the newly enlarged military vote in the Unionist Party's favour, and in that it gave a large number of Canadian women the right to vote for the first time.