The representation of the people act 1918 0.0 / 5 ? HistoryModern Britain from 1750A2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: eloise.wroe01Created on: 03-04-19 20:21 To whom was the vote extended? women over 30 who were householders or married to a householder who could vote + all men over 21 and men 19+ on active service 1 of 7 How did the 1918 act affect the distribution of seats? ensured that nearly all parliamentary constituencies were single member seats of roughly equal size 2 of 7 How did the creation of new constituencies help the tories? They were suburban. primarily middle class constituencies which would reliably return a tory majority 3 of 7 How did the number of seats dominated by the middle class electorate rise? from 48-200 4 of 7 How many men and women did the act enfranchise? 5 million men and 8 million women (women under 30 still without the vote) 5 of 7 Was 'plural voting' still a thing after 1918? yep 6 of 7 How did the 1918 act affect the number of seats where miners made up 30% of the population? it went up from 35-55 7 of 7
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