In early-19th-century ____ very few people had the ____ to vote. A survey conducted in 1780 revealed that the electorate in England and Wales consisted of just 214,000 people - less than 3% of the total ____ of approximately 8 million. Large industrial cities like Leeds, ____ and Manchester did not have a single MP between them, whereas other areas did. The British electoral system was ____ and outdated. During the late 18th century and the early 19th century, pressure for ____ (change) grew rapidly. Radical reformers pressed for more extensive ____ reform throughout the 19th century, but most reform was a disappointment because political ____ was still left in the hands of the ____ and the middle classes. Universal suffrage, with voting rights for ____ did not arrive in Britain until February 1918.

VOTING RIGHTS

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Tauler de classificació

Estil visual

Opcions

Canvia de fonament

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