The representation of the people act 1918

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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
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How did the 1918 act affect the distribution of seats?
ensured that nearly all parliamentary constituencies were single member seats of roughly equal size
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How did the creation of new constituencies help the tories?
They were suburban. primarily middle class constituencies which would reliably return a tory majority
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How did the number of seats dominated by the middle class electorate rise?
from 48-200
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How many men and women did the act enfranchise?
5 million men and 8 million women (women under 30 still without the vote)
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Was 'plural voting' still a thing after 1918?
yep
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How did the 1918 act affect the number of seats where miners made up 30% of the population?
it went up from 35-55
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