1. © www.teaching-resources-uk.com 2009 You must be a member of www.teaching-resources- uk.com to use these resources in your school A brief history of voting rights in the UK What happened when?

2. © www.teaching-resources-uk.com 2009 You must be a member of www.teaching-resources- uk.com to use these resources in your school Can you guess the year…..? Voting Rights in the UK

3. © www.teaching-resources-uk.com 2009 You must be a member of www.teaching-resources- uk.com to use these resources in your school 3 Only wealthy men can vote Only men who owned land over a certain value are allowed to vote. Pre 1830

4. © www.teaching-resources-uk.com 2009 You must be a member of www.teaching-resources- uk.com to use these resources in your school 4 Legislation to increase number of voting men Reform Act increases the number of men entitled to vote to around 20% of the male population. Year: 1832

5. © www.teaching-resources-uk.com 2009 You must be a member of www.teaching-resources- uk.com to use these resources in your school 5 Women get the vote All men over 21, and women over 30 are given the vote. Year: 1918

6. © www.teaching-resources-uk.com 2009 You must be a member of www.teaching-resources- uk.com to use these resources in your school 6 Equal voting rights Women’s voting rights are made equal to men – both can vote at the age of 21. Year: 1928

7. © www.teaching-resources-uk.com 2009 You must be a member of www.teaching-resources- uk.com to use these resources in your school 7 New minimum age for voting The voting age is reduced to 18 for everyone. Year: 1970

8. © www.teaching-resources-uk.com 2009 You must be a member of www.teaching-resources- uk.com to use these resources in your school If you could vote now what would be important to you?