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  2. Representation of the People Act 1918 - Wikipedia

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    Rolf, David, ‘The origins of Mr. Speaker’s conference during the First World War’, History, vol. 64, no. 210 (1979), pp. 36-46; Tanner, Duncan, ‘The Parliamentary electoral system, the Fourth Reform Act, and the rise of Labour in England’, Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research, vol. 56 (1983), 205-219

  3. Reform Acts - Wikipedia

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    After the War, women were granted voting rights with cross-party unanimity in the Act of 1918, the Fourth Reform Act, which enfranchised all men aged over 21 and women over 30. This last piece of gender discrimination was eliminated 10 years later by the Equal Franchise Act 1928 , the Fifth Reform Act, passed by the Conservatives.

  4. Representation of the People Act 1969 - Wikipedia

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    Long title: An Act to amend the law about the qualification of electors at elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom or at local government elections in Great Britain, and the qualification for election to and membership of local authorities in England and Wales, about the conduct of and manner of voting at those elections and about candidates' election expenses thereat, and otherwise ...

  5. Elections in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    UK parliamentary election results, 1950–2024 UK general elections by popular vote (in millions, since 1945). United Kingdom general elections are held following a dissolution of Parliament. All the members of Parliament (MPs) forming the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are elected.

  6. Shoulder to Shoulder - Wikipedia

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    The drama series grew out of discussions between Mackenzie and the actress and singer Georgia Brown, who was dissatisfied at the lack of decent roles for women in TV drama. Brown enlisted the producer Verity Lambert in the project she and Mackenzie were devising to dramatise the struggle for women's suffrage, and the three women presented the ...

  7. List of most watched television broadcasts in the United ...

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    BBC/ITV/S4C/Sky News/Talk TV/GB News Notes : At least two Muhammad Ali boxing matches were reported to have been watched by at least 26 million viewers in the United Kingdom: the Fight of the Century (Ali vs. Frazier) was reported to have been watched by 27.5 million British viewers in 1971, [ 9 ] and The Rumble in the Jungle (Ali vs. Foreman ...

  8. Parliamentary franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918

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    1. - RESERVED RIGHTS. Persons possessing rights permanently or temporarily reserved by the Reform Act of 1832, such as (1) Freeholders and burgage tenants in cities and towns which are counties of themselves; e.g., Bristol, Exeter, Norwich, and Nottingham. (2) Freemen and burgesses by servitude (except in London).

  9. Elections in England - Wikipedia

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    The three electoral systems used for elections in England are: first-past-the-post (for UK elections and local elections, though individual local authorities are able to move to STV under recent legislation), the additional member system (for Mayor and London Assembly elections) and the supplementary vote (for Police and Crime Commissioner ...