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[neil mcdonald]

Had a look over the internet but cannot find an answer. Any help?

Edited by neil mcdonald, 30 January 2004 - 01:21 PM.

[Paul Smith]

"the proportion of adult males entitled to vote fluctuated usually betwen 63 and 66 per cent; the more imminent a general election the greater incentive for the parties to ensure that their supporters were on the register. However, the figures overstate the true proportion since half a million men were registered more than once: therefore, no more than six out of every ten men, at most, were parliamentary voters before 1914"

Source: Martin Pugh, "The Making of Modern Britisn Politics 1867 -1939" Blackwell, Oxford 1982 (1st edition) pp 5 -6.

(May be worth having a look at John Garrard's recent book on Democratisation)


Hope this helps Neil


Paul

Edited by Paul Smith, 30 January 2004 - 01:42 PM.

[Carole Faithorn]

Failing all else you could try contacting the House of Commons Information service. They will answer questions on the History of the H of C.

The House of Commons Information Office can be contacted:

By telephone: 020 7219 4272
Callers with a text phone can call through Typetalk.
direct dial:  08001 020 7219 4272
or via a Typetalk operator:  0870 240 9598
By letter: House of Commons Information Office,
House of Commons
Westminster
London, SW1A 0AA
Fax: 020 7219 5839
By e-mail: hcinfo@parliament.uk

There's a FAQs page too but I haven't trawled through that.

[neil mcdonald]

What a joy this forum is - within a few minutes of asking a question I get two responses! Hurrah for the on-line community