4 abr 1901 año - Cunningham v. Homma (1901), upholds discriminatory voting laws

Descripción:

"In 1900, Tomekichi 'Tomey' Homma, a naturalized Canadian of Japanese parentage tried to have his name added to the B. C. voters’ list. He failed in his attempt, because of the discriminatory election laws. Homma took his case to court and he won a short-lived decision, which upheld the right of naturalized Canadian citizens to vote, regardless of their ethnic origin. The B.C. government appealed to the B.C. Supreme Court, which upheld the lower court’s decision. Undaunted, the government appealed again to the Privy Council, then Canada’s final court of appeal.

The Privy Council in Cunningham v. Homma (1901), ruled in favour of the government and Homma lost the case as well as his right to vote."

*exact dates need to be updated

Link to case:
http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKPC/1902/1902_60.html

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