Widening Franchise In The Uk

Question 1

Great reform act

Answer 1

1832

Question 2

PRIOR TO 1832

What was the electorate

Answer 2

400,000 men

Question 3

PRIOR TO 1832

COUNTIES

Answer 3

Men who owned property with 20 shillings got plural votes

Question 4

PRIOR TO 1832

WHO COULD VOTE IN BOROUGHS(TOWNS)

Answer 4

Varied but usually property ownership or tax payment was required 
Rotten Boroughs :tiny hamlets
With almost no voters but an MP
E.g Wiltshire had 3 houses and 7voters
Poor cities had no mps

Question 5

Great reform act of 1832

Answer 5

Abolished 57 rotten boroughs
Created seats for urban areas like Manchester
Counties-votes for tenant farmers and smaller property holders

Question 6

Great reform act of 1832

Boroughs

Answer 6

Boroughs : any man living in a property worth more than £10 a year

Question 7

How much did the electorate increase after the reform act

Answer 7

Electorate went up to 650,000 5% of adult population

Question 8

Change to the electorate in 1867

Answer 8

Borough householders
Tradesmen
Shopkeepers

Question 9

How much did the electorate increase by in 1867

Answer 9

2 million voters now 13% of adults

Question 10

1884 change to electorate

Answer 10

Country households (farm ,workers,miners)

Question 11

How much did the electorate increase by in. 1884

Answer 11

5 million voters now 25% of the population

Question 12

1918 change to the electorate

Answer 12

All men over 21 and all women over 30 (who payed taxes)

Electorate now increased to 75% of adults

Question 13

1928 electorate change

Answer 13

Both sexes vote at 21

Question 14

1969 electorate change

Answer 14

Voting age lowered to 18