Equal Franchise Act 1928
The Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which gave the vote to all women over 21 years of age.
The act expanded on the Representation of the People Act 1918 which had given some women (over the age of 30 who met minimum property qualifications) the vote in Parliamentary elections for the very first time. The 1928 Act widened suffrage by giving women electoral equality with men.
This statute is sometimes known informally as the Fifth Reform Act or the Equal Suffrage Act.
The act expanded on the Representation of the People Act 1918 which had given some women (over the age of 30 who met minimum property qualifications) the vote in Parliamentary elections for the very first time. The 1928 Act widened suffrage by giving women electoral equality with men.
This statute is sometimes known informally as the Fifth Reform Act or the Equal Suffrage Act.
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