people's act

• what did the People's act 1918 do?

  not until 1918 that possession of the vote was treated as a citizen’s right, then wasn't granted to women on same basis as men.

  75 per cent of adult population can vote

  All men over 21 and women over 30 enfranchised
• what did the people's act 1928 do?

  Terms for men and women equalised; both sexes can vote at 21

  Full adult suffrage
• people's act 1969?

  Voting age reduced to 18 from 21Reflecting changing attitudes in society about adulthood