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The Representation of the People Act 1969 extended suffrage to 18-year-olds, the first democratic nation to lower its age of franchise to include this age group. [1] [3] [4] Previously, only those aged over 21 were permitted to vote.
Representation of the People Acts is a collective title for legislation relating to representation of the people, including Rating Acts and other Registration Acts. [2] The title was first used in the United Kingdom in the 1832 Great Reform Act and was adopted in other countries of, or formerly part of, the British Empire through the spread of ...
Representation of the People Act 1969 or the Sixth Reform Act (repealed) 1969 c. 15. 17 April 1969. An Act to amend the law about the qualification of electors at ...
The Representation of the People Act 1969 lowered the voting age from 21 to 18 for elections to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, the first major democratic nation to do so. [4] [5] [6] The 1970 United Kingdom general election is the first in which this Act had effect.
Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868; Representation of the People Act 1884; Representation of the People Act 1918; Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928; Representation of the People Act 1948; Representation of the People Act 1949; Representation of the People Act 1969; Representation of the People Act 1981 ...
Representation of the People Act 1969, expanding the suffrage to all adults over 18 Representation of the People Act 1983 , restricting the right to vote from prisoners Representation of the People Act 1985 and 1989 , allowing expatriates to vote in the last constituency they lived in for a period of 5 (1985), 20 (1989), and, currently, 15 ...
1970 United Kingdom general election in Northern Ireland ← 1966 18 June 1970 Feb. 1974 → 12 seats in Northern Ireland of the 630 seats in the House of Commons First party Second party Leader James Chichester-Clark Party UUP Unity Leader since 1969 Leader's seat Did not stand [fn 1] Seats won 8 2 Seat change 3 2 Popular vote 422,041 140,930 Percentage 54.2% 18.1% Third party Fourth party ...
Representation of the People Act 1969; S. Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1969; T. Tattooing of Minors Act 1969; Transport (London) Act 1969 This page was last edited on 18 ...