When Did Women Get The Vote In England?

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When Did Women Get The Vote In England?

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Answer 1

All women over the age of 21 got the right to vote in England in 1928. However, a handful of women had been able to vote since the 1832 and 1867 Reform Acts, and property-owning women over 30 had been able to vote since 1918.

When did Women get the right to vote?

The 1832 Reform Act increased the franchise to include the wives of some very wealthy and influential men.
By the end of the nineteenth century, the National Union of Women's Suffrage Societies (NUWSS) had started to gain popularity.
The Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) was formed in 1905 and began to introduce violent tactics to garner support.
The vital work that women had carried out on the home front during the Great War was rewarded by the Representation of the People Act 1918 - which extended the franchise to women over 30 who met property qualifications, and to all men over 21.
The Representation of the People Act 1928 was passed, which extended the franchise to include all women over the age of 21. This act gave women electoral equality with men for the first time in British history.

Militancy

The militant arm of the movement had started to emerge in the early 20th century. Public demonstrations, hunger strikes and window smashing were common tactics used by the Suffragettes.

The violence ended with the onset of the First World War in 1914, although groups did continue to campaign peacefully. Contrary to popular belief, the militant tactics of groups such as the WSPU were counter-productive, and it was actually the work carried out on the home front during the war which gave the movement greater support.

Answer 2

All women over 21 have been able to vote in Parliamentary elections in England since 1928. Some women had been eligible since 1918, but voting was limited to women who were over 30 years old and who were either householders or the wives of householders.

The link between the right to vote and owning property or land also applied to men. In fact, men over 21 generally were only given the vote in 1918. Before that, men had to own property or pay rent over a certain limit and as recently as 1911, the electoral registers list only 60 per cent of all men over 21 in the population.

In the 1800s, rules were yet stricter and only men who were land owners qualified. In practice, this meant that only the richest people voted and they were able to keep control of their wealth and have a large influence on local and national politics.

Answer 3

Suffragettes in England received the right to vote through their contributions and efforts in the relief work during World War I. Also, militancy had heavily impacted the outcome of the event. Despite Liberal Government attempts to force Suffragettes to give up their fight and to quieten their acts of militancy, it didn't do much good. The only thing it encouraged was more volatile and aggressive acts of militancy. In 1928 the Liberal Government signed the People's Act, declaring that all Women in England could vote.

Answer 4

•Women in Britain first won the vote in the year 1918 on the 6th of February.
• Only women over 30 years of age could vote due to the World War One suffrage protests.
•However in the year 1928 all the women in Britain had a priority to vote.

Answer 5

In the 1918 Representation Act, women over 30 were given the right to political suffrage, this was later extended to women over the age of 21
Hope that answers your question!

Answer 6

Anonymous answered

Women over 30 or over 21 who were householders or married to a householder got the vote in 1918 after WW1. All women over 21 were allowed the vote in 1928.

Answer 7

The women got the vote because they were willing to help during the war and showed the government that they did not just want to use violence to get the vote .... Thanks

Answer 8

I hope this can answer your qusetion as I'm not really sure if it's altogether correct as I am only key stage 3 ! But I thought that the women got the vote a while after WW1 due to the help they gave in factories and so on. Also the Suffragettes. Hope I have helped.