9 April 1919: British East Africa (now Kenya) — Legislators passed in the third reading a franchise bill, Legislative Council Ordinance No.16, giving equal adult suffrage for women and men[27] of "pure European descent",[28] who were English-speaking, literate British subjects and owned property. It specifically excluded Africans[29] and British subjects from India, or other locations outside of Europe.[30] 17 April 1919: New Brunswick, Canada — women were granted complete universal suffrage.[31]