Representation of The People Act 1918 - Terms of The Act

Terms of The Act

The Representation of the People Act 1918 widened suffrage by abolishing practically all property qualifications for men and by enfranchising women over 30 who met minimum property qualifications. The enfranchisement of this latter group was accepted as recognition of the contribution made by women defence workers. However, women were still not politically equal to men (who could vote from the age of 21); full electoral equality wouldn't occur until the Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928.

The terms of the act were:

  1. All adult males gain the vote, as long as they are 21 years old or over and are resident in the constituency
  2. Women over 30 years old receive the vote but they have to be either a member or married to a member of the Local Government Register
  3. Some seats redistributed to industrial towns
  4. Elections to be held on a decided day each year

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