HISTORY
THE WORLD BETWEEN THE WARS
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Question
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The first woman to be elected to the House of Commons was:
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Agnes MacPhail
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Emily Carr
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Elizabeth Chatner
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Miley Cyrus
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -After amendments to the Elections Act by the Conservative federal government in 1919, Macphail was elected to the House of Commons as a member of the Progressive Party of Canada for the electoral district of Grey Southeast in the 1921 federal election. She was the first female MP in Canadian history.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lok Sabha electoral history Meira Kumar has been elected 5 times as Lok Sabha MP. 1.
Detailed explanation-3: -“One hundred years ago today, in the first federal election in which some women had the right to vote and run as candidates, Agnes Macphail became the first woman elected to the House of Commons.
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