Permanent historical factsheet

Representation of the People Act

Great Britain · Government / Labour Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

2Records
1948–1969Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1948

James Chuter Ede1948

London · Government / Labour Party Government

Representation of the People Act 1948 reforms electoral law and abolishes plural voting

1969

Harold Wilson1969

London · Government / Labour Party Government

Representation of the People Act 1969 lowers the voting age to eighteen

Names involved

Harold WilsonJames Chuter Ede

Provenance

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