Representation of the People Act 1928
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The Representation of the People Act 1928 expanded on the act of the same name of a decade earlier. It widened suffrage by giving women electoral equality with men - women were now able to vote from the age of 21. Prior to this act only women over 30 who met minimum property qualifications could vote.
This statute is sometimes known as the Fifth Reform Act.
| Electoral reform in the United Kingdom
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| Reform Acts |
| 1832 | 1867 | 1884 |
| Municipal Reform |
| Scotland (1833) | England and Wales (1835) | Ireland (1840) |
| Representation of the People Acts |
| 1884 | 1918 | 1928 | 1948 |
| 1969 | 1983 | 1985 | 2000 |
| Other acts |
| Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 | Ballot Act 1872 |
| Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act 1883 |
| Related |
| The Reform Club | Rotten borough | Carlton Club | Parliament Acts |
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