<Li> 1903 - A residency qualification is introduced in addition to the property qualification for voters . The time between elections is reduced from 7 to 5 years . </Li> <Li> 1919 - Universal adult suffrage based on residency is introduced: all male and female residents over the age of 21 may vote . The entire electorate (with the exception of clergy and holders of office of profit) becomes eligible to stand for election . </Li> <Li> 1970 - Voting age lowered to 18 . </Li> <Li> 2006 - Voting age lowered to 16 . The age of eligibility for candidates remains at 18 . </Li>

Who had the right to vote in colonial legislatures