B ; reform ; pressures ; representation of the people act '18

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vaguely how many men enfranchised in '32?
around a few hundred thousand
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and in '67?
700k
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and '84?
2.5M
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did the '18 act enfranchise more or less?
MORE BOIII
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what was the electorate before the act?
7M
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and after?
12M
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did what to the electorate?
tripled it
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and gave vote to how many women?
8M+
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wha thad happened to the '15 election?
postponed unti lafter wat
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why would it have been impractical?
equal electoral districts impossible to mntn + electoral registers out of date
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election under '84 quals would have meant what for soldiers?
wouldn't get a vote
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gov addressed reform issue w/ appt of Speaker's Conference when?
'16
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at which reps from main political parties drew up?
number proposals for electoral reform
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who were all to be given vote?
adult males 21+
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war service of younger men also regocnised how?
19-20 served in war ware given vote in post-war election
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universal male suffrage?
finally conceded
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enfranchised over how many adult males?
5M
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but this was overshadowed by proposals made @ Speaker's Conference on?
women's suffrage
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leading politicians were reluctant to give vote to women on what terms?
same as men
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because huge loss of lives on Western Front would've meant what?
female voters majority post-war electorate
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'18 act enfranchised women of what age?
those 30+
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as long as they were?
householders / wives of householders / uni grads / rented property £5/yr+
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meant over what % women over 30 didin;t qualify?
20%
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women also able to do hwat in parlaimetn?
stand for election
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first woman to be elected was a member of?
sinn feinn
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but dinny take her seat why?
the 73 mmbs decided to boycott parliament
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so who was the first to take her seat in '19?
nancy astor
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commonly held view on granting votes to women was that it rewarded them for?
war work
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but what is stupid about thi?
most of the women that actually helped with the war didn't qualify bc were under 30
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opps of equal suffrage were perhaps tainted by what acts?
those of the suffragettes
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