Young women across the country are being offered a unique opportunity as a way to mark the 100th anniversary of women gaining the right to vote.

One hundred years ago women in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba won the right to vote in a provincial election. A year after that the same rights were extended to some women in federal elections, but it took another 45 year for the majority of women living in Canada, over 18 years of age, to gain the right to vote. That included indigenous women living on federal reserves.

Foothills MP John Barlow says a group called Equal Women is inviting young women between the ages of 18 and 23 to enter to win a chance to go to Ottawa and literally the seat of power.

"They'll be going through some leadership seminars, an opportunity to share ideas and learn about our history, but really learn about how hard Canadian women worked to earn the right to vote, and they'll have an opportunity to sit in our seats in the House of Commons and speak to one another about leadership and women's role in Canada," Barlow says.

He says one day these young women could be back in those seats as Members of Parliament themselves.

"Who knows what passion this will spark in them and I know how I felt the first time I sat in my seat in the House of Commons, it's certainly a day I will never forget and I think this is something these young women will not forget either and perhaps it'll encourage them to follow some dreams," he says.

The deadline for applications has been extended to June 30, 2016..

To apply go to www.daughtersofthevote.ca.