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Life in the UK Test Practice Question · Ho & Duck: Add-on — Government & Law

What change in voting rights occurred in 1928?

A) The voting age for women was lowered from 30 to 21
B) The franchise was extended to all men and women aged 21 and over
C) Women were first allowed to stand as candidates for Parliament
D) The voting age was lowered to 18 for the first time

Correct answer: The franchise was extended to all men and women aged 21 and over

In 1928 the franchise was extended to all men and women aged 21 and over, giving the UK its first fully equal electorate.

Related handbook facts

Women over the age of 30 were granted the vote in 1918, and ten years later in 1928 the franchise was extended to all men and women aged 21 and over.

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