The Advent Of Democracy: The Impact Of The 1918 Reform Act On British Politics (Parliamentary History Book Series)

by StuartBall (Editor)

• New

  Paperback
  2018

  $26.48

  In its centenary year, this volume is a study of the Representation of the People Act of 1918 which was a landmark in modern British history and the most substantial change ever made in the electoral system.

  • Investigates how it nearly trebled the electorate, extending the franchise to all adult men and giving the vote to women for the first time
  • Examines its effects upon the Conservative, Liberal, and Labour Parties; in the three diverse regions of the West Midlands, Scotland, and Ireland
  • Demonstrates its impact on the house of commons, the national press, and the evolution of the women's franchise from 1918 to full equality with men in 1928