Parliament act 1911 - Representation of the people act 1918

• What did the Parliament Act of 1911 prevent the Lords from doing regarding money bills?


  It prevented the Lords from rejecting or amending a money bill
• How long could the unelected House of Lords delay other legislation according to the Parliament Act of 1911?


  They could delay legislation for up to two years
• What significant change did the Parliament Act of 1911 introduce regarding Members of Parliament (MPs)?


  It introduced salaries for MPs
• What principle does the House of Lords operate under according to the study material?


  The principle of hereditary succession
• What power did the Lords retain regarding bills passed by the Commons?


  They retained the power to delay a bill for up to two years
• What could the Lords not do to a money bill according to the Parliament Act of 1911?


  They could not amend or defeat a money bill
• What was the limitation on the Lords regarding bills introduced during the last two years of a government's term of office?


  The Lords could defeat those bills
• What did the Representation of the Peoples Act of 1918 extend?


  It extended the franchise to all men and most women
• What were the age and household requirements for women to vote under the Representation of the Peoples Act of 1918?


  Women had to be aged 30 or over and either householders or married to householders
• Who was enfranchised under the Representation of the Peoples Act of 1918?


  All men over 21 and men aged 19 in active service
• What was the purpose of the redistribution of seats under the Representation of the Peoples Act of 1918?


  To ensure nearly all parliamentary constituencies were single member seats of roughly equal size
• How did the redistribution of seats impact the Conservative Party?


  It helped the Conservatives by creating more suburban, primarily middle-class constituencies
• How many seats dominated by the middle-class electorate rose from 48 to almost what number in 1918?


  It rose to almost 200
• What change occurred in the number of constituencies where miners made up at least 30% of the electorate?


  The number rose from 35 to 55
• How many people were enfranchised by the Representation of the Peoples Act of 1918?


  5 million men and 8 million women
• What was the impact of the Representation of the Peoples Act of 1918 on political parties?


  • Boosted the electoral fortunes of the Labour Party
  • Labour's share of votes rose from 7% to 22%
  • Labour's number of seats rose from 42 to 60
  • All 57 Labour MPs elected were working class in origin
  • 49 of the Labour MPs were sponsored by trade unions