Booklet 4: British Politics 1918-1929

Question 1

The Representation of the People Act 1918:

Answer 1

•Increased electorate size from 7 million to 21 million.
• universal male suffrage over 21
•all women over age of 30 were given the vote
•conscientious objectors were barred from voting for 5 years.
• There was a redistribution of seats, dividing the country into single member constituencies. This increased representation in industrial cities, creating working class constituencies.

Question 2

The coupon election:

Answer 2

Coalition between Lloyd George Liberals and Bonar Law’s conservatives.

Question 3

Foreign Policy After WW1:
Treaty of Versailles