History of the Franchise

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Who is eligible to vote in UK elections?

  • British Citizenship

  • Has a UK post code

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Who is not eligible to vote in UK elections?

  • Speaker

  • Incarcerated

  • Lords

  • Those convicted of electoral fraud in the last five years

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Pre 1832 - Who wasn’t eligible to vote?

  • Women

  • Non-landowners

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Great Reform Act 1832 - Who became eligible to vote?

  • Men who owned land worth more than £10/year

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Representations of People Act (1867) - Who became eligible to vote?

  • Most, but not all, property owning men

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Representation of People Act (1884) - Who became eligible to vote?

  • Most working men

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Representation of People Act (1918) - Who became eligible to vote?

  • Women over 30

    • Who are married

    • Own property

  • Men over 21

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Representation of People Act (1928) - Who became eligible to vote?

  • All adults

  • Men and women over 21

Equal Suffrage

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Representation of People Act (1969) - Who became eligible to vote?

  • Voting age reduced from 21 to 18