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Nairn and Others v St Andrews and Edinburgh Universities’ University Courts and Others: HL 10 Dec 1908

On a consideration of the statutes dealing with the franchise for universities, that women graduates of a Scottish university are not entitled to vote at the election of a Member of Parliament for the university, and, not being voters, are not entitled to receive voting papers from the registrar of the university.

Judges:

Lord Chancellor (Loreburn), Lord Ashbourne, Lord Robertson, and Lord Collins

Citations:

[1908] UKHL 132, 46 SLR 132

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

Scotland

Elections, Education, Discrimination

Updated: 26 April 2022; Ref: scu.621531

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