1.2 debates over suffrage

Question 1

the electoral commission reported that there was a turnout of 75% amongst 16-17 year olds in the Scottish independence referendum , with

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97% of those who voted saying they would vote again in the future
this extremely high compared to
54% of 18-24 year olds
72% of 25-34 year olds

Question 2

the Isle of Man enfranchised 16 and 17 year olds in 2006 , every election since than voter turnout in this age group

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decreased
2006 55%
2021 46%

Question 3

research by survation found that 2/3rds of non voters in 2010 would have been significantly

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’ more likely’ to vote if their had been an online voting option

Question 4

estonia is a country which had adapted ti the online voting system where almost 1/4 ofd votes in the

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2011 GE were made online
biometrics/ID cards and verification was used to stop fraud

Question 5

the Brazilian electoral tribunal has allowed no testing of the of the country’s electronic voting system since 2012 , when a research team uncovered

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several vulnerabilities in the system having been granted brief access to millions of lines of code

Question 6

change.org had over 570,000 signatures on their petition for about the

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compensation for the post office scandal

Question 7

in 2017 around 1.86 million signatures were collected to stop president trump having a state visit , thus

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it worked and he came on business rather than a state visit

Question 8

sometimes e petitions can lack formality highlighted by the Haaland petition where around

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2 million signatures wanted him to leave Man City

Question 9

YouGov in 2015 found that 8% of the population believed that

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all prisoners should be able to vote

Question 10

compulsory voting is a measure currently in force in 15 democracies worldwide including comparable

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European and commonwealth countries of Belgium and Australia

Question 11

polling shows that over 70% of the British public agree with the fundamental proposition that voting is a

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duty , with fewer than 20% dissenting (2023)

Question 12

1832 great reform act

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act disenfranchised 56 boroughs in England and wakes and reduced another 31 to only one MP
created 67 new constituencies , broadened the property qualification and gave the vote to householders who paid a yearly rental of £10 or more

Question 13

1867 representation of the people act
second reform act

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this gave the vote to working class men for the first time

Question 14

1918 representation of the people act

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following pressure from the suffragettes and the success of working women during WW1 the right to vote was granted to women over the age of 30 who met property qualification and all the men over the age of 21

Question 15

1928 representation of the people act
equal franchise act

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this granted , for the first time , equal voting rights to women and men
as a result both men and women could vote at the age of 21

Question 16

1969 representation of the people act

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this extended the franchise to men and women over the age of 18