1.25 … The growth of universal suffrage in UK

\[**1867**\]

Second Reform Act. This extends the vote to the skilled urban male working class. The electorate increases to 1 in 3 men.

\[**1884**\]

Third Reform Act. The vote is now given to working class men in the countryside. The electorate is now 2 out of 3 men.

\[**1918**\]

Representation of the People Act. Almost all men over 21 years old, and women over 30 years old now have the vote.

\[**1928**\]

Effectively all women and men over 21 now have the right to vote.