Reform Acts

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why were women excluded from the 1832 Reform Act?
they were considered too moral to be a threat, had no political status and it was believed they would weaken parliament
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how much did the 1918 Reform Act increase the electorate by?
tripled it - 7,000,000 to 21,000,000
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how many women were given the vote by the 1918 Reform Act?
8 million
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what was decided at the 1916 Speakers' Conference?
men over 21 were given the vote and men aged 19-20 who had served in the war could vote
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what did the 1918 Reform Act do?
women over 30 could vote but only if they were also a householder/married to one, a university graduate, or rented property at £5 a year
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what percentage of women over 30 did not meet the criteria to vote by 1918?
20%
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who was the first woman to sit in the House of Commons and when?
Nancy Astor - 1919
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what did the little change in voting habits between 1918 and 1924 mean for the government?
they believed it would be safe to introduce suffrage reform
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what would have the 1919 Labour suffrage bill done if it had not failed?
given all women over 21 the vote
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how many members did the Conservative party's women's organisation have by 1928?
1 million
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what did the 1928 Reform Act do and how many women did it add to the franchise?
introduced votes for all women over 21 - added over 5.2 million women
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