Only rich, male landowners could vote - less than 4% of the population.
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Great Reform Act 1832
Wealth requirements for voters decreased slightly, allowing one in five adult men to vote. This was approximately 5.6% of the population.
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Second Reform Act 1867
Working-class men living in cities could also vote if they met a property qualification, increasing the electorate to approximately 11.2% of the population.
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Third Reform Act 1887
All working men who met a property qualification could vote, however just under half of men were still excluded from this.
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Representation of the People Act 1918
Political changes from WWI lead to all men over the age of 21 (lowered to 19 for war veterans) and women over the age of 30 who met a property qualification could vote.
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Representation of the People Act 1928
All people, men and women, over the age of 21 could vote. Property qualifications were removed.
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Representation of the People Act 1969
Voting age lowered to 18 for all.
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Card 2
Front
Wealth requirements for voters decreased slightly, allowing one in five adult men to vote. This was approximately 5.6% of the population.
Back
Great Reform Act 1832
Card 3
Front
Working-class men living in cities could also vote if they met a property qualification, increasing the electorate to approximately 11.2% of the population.
Back
Card 4
Front
All working men who met a property qualification could vote, however just under half of men were still excluded from this.
Back
Card 5
Front
Political changes from WWI lead to all men over the age of 21 (lowered to 19 for war veterans) and women over the age of 30 who met a property qualification could vote.
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