Reform Acts - 1918

Factor of 1918 reform act (2)

1915 GE post-poned and would’ve been impractical because equal electoral districts impossible to maintain

Hardly any soldiers fighting in WW1 would’ve been eligible to vote

Terms of 1918 reform act

Universal male suffrage 21 + and 19-20 year olds who had fought in the war

Women 30 + if: householders, wives of householders, uni grads or rented property at £5 a year

Women could now stand for election (1st woman to sit in HOC was Nancy Astor 1919)

Why was an election impractical after 1915?

Equal electoral districts impossible to maintain

What is

Universal male suffrage 21 + and 19-20 year olds who had fought in the war

Women 30 + if: householders, wives of householders, uni grads or rented property at £5 a year

Women could now stand for election (1st woman to sit in HOC was Nancy Astor 1919)

Terms of 1918 reform act

Who was the first woman to sit in HOC?

Nancy Astor 1919

When did Nancy Astor take her seat in HOC?

1919

Terms of 1918 female suffrage

30 or over

Householders

Wives of householders

Uni grads

Rented property £5 a year

What is

30 or over

Householders

Wives of householders

Uni grads

Rented property £5 a year

Female suffrage 1918

How many women aged 30+ were excluded from 1918 reform act?

20%

20% of women 30+ were

excluded from 1918 reform act

Why were women only given partial suffrage in 1918?

Didn’t want female voters to outnumber the men after WW1 casualties

MPs didnt want female voters to outnumber the men after WW1 casualties so

only gave partial suffrage in 1918