▁President ▁Gam al ▁Ab del - N asser ▁supported ▁women ' s ▁suff rage ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁after ▁they ▁were ▁denied ▁the ▁vote ▁under ▁the ▁British ▁occupation . ▁ ▁Sierra ▁Le one ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁occasions ▁when ▁women ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁vote ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁elections ▁of ▁the ▁Nova ▁Scot ian ▁sett lers ▁at ▁Fre et own . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 7 9 2 ▁elections , ▁all ▁heads ▁of ▁household ▁could ▁vote ▁and ▁one - third ▁were ▁eth nic ▁African ▁women . ▁Women ▁won ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁in ▁Sierra ▁Le one ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁ ▁South ▁Africa ▁The ▁franch ise ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁white ▁women ▁ 2 1 ▁years ▁or ▁older ▁by ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁En f ranch is ement ▁Act , ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁The ▁first ▁general ▁election ▁at ▁which ▁women ▁could ▁vote ▁was ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 3   e lection . ▁At ▁that ▁election ▁Le ila ▁Re itz ▁( w ife ▁of ▁D ene ys ▁Re itz ) ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁female   MP , ▁representing ▁Park town ▁for ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Party . ▁The ▁limited ▁voting ▁rights ▁available ▁to ▁non - white ▁men ▁in ▁the ▁Cape ▁Province ▁and ▁Natal ▁( Trans va al ▁and ▁the ▁Orange ▁Free ▁State ▁pract ically ▁denied ▁all ▁non - wh ites ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote , ▁and ▁had ▁also ▁done ▁so ▁to ▁white ▁foreign ▁national s ▁when ▁independent ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 0 0 s )