▁U pp s ala , ▁Sk ara , ▁Å bo , ▁Goth enburg ▁and ▁Mar str and , ▁women ▁were ▁strictly ▁bar red ▁from ▁the ▁vote ▁after ▁ 1 7 7 2 . ▁ ▁While ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁was ▁b anned ▁in ▁the ▁mayor al ▁elections ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 8 ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁elections ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 2 , ▁no ▁such ▁bar ▁was ▁ever ▁introduced ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁elections ▁in ▁the ▁coun tr ys ide , ▁where ▁women ▁therefore ▁continued ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁parish ▁elections ▁of ▁vic ars . ▁In ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁re forms ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 3 – 1 8 1 7 , ▁un mar ried ▁women ▁of ▁legal ▁majority , ▁" Un mar ried ▁ma iden , ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁declared ▁of ▁legal ▁majority ", ▁were ▁given ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁the ▁so ck est äm ma ▁( local ▁parish ▁council , ▁the ▁prede cess or ▁of ▁the ▁commun al ▁and ▁city ▁coun c ils ), ▁and ▁the ▁kyr kor å d ▁( local ▁church ▁coun c ils ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 3 , ▁a ▁suggestion ▁was ▁raised ▁by ▁the ▁mayor ▁of ▁Str äng n äs ▁to ▁re int rodu ce ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁for ▁tax pay ing ▁women ▁of ▁legal ▁majority ▁( un mar ried , ▁divor ced ▁and ▁wid owed ▁women ) ▁in ▁the ▁mayor al ▁elections , ▁and ▁this ▁right ▁was ▁re int rodu ced ▁in ▁ 1 8 5