Flapper election
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The "Flapper election" was the 1929 United Kingdom general election, notable as the first in which women aged 21–29 could vote, significantly expanding the female electorate.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Kingdom general election
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ |
| ageLimitForMenAtTime | 21 ⓘ |
| ageLimitForWomenAfter1928 | 21 ⓘ |
| ageLimitForWomenBefore1928 | 30 ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1929 UK general election
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Flapper Election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSocialChange | increasing political participation of young women ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| effectOfRepresentationOfThePeopleAct1928 |
equalized voting age of men and women at 21
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lowered women’s voting age from 30 to 21 ⓘ |
| electoralReformContext | Representation of the People Act 1928 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electorateExpanded | women aged 21–29 ⓘ |
| electorateGenderImpact | made women a majority of the electorate ⓘ |
| endDate | 1929-05-30 ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1931 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 1924 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentFormedAfterElection | second Labour government ⓘ |
| hasName | 1929 United Kingdom general election ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | milestone in women’s suffrage in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| largestPartyBySeats | Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBodyElected | House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainIssue |
economic policy
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social reform ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| monarchAtTimeOfElection | George V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknameOrigin | named after young ‘flapper’ women voters ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first UK general election in which women aged 21–29 could vote
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significant expansion of the female electorate ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 615 ⓘ |
| parliamentElected | 35th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1929 ⓘ |
| predecessorFranchiseLaw | Representation of the People Act 1918 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElection | Ramsay MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElectionParty | Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | Stanley Baldwin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElectionParty | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | hung parliament ⓘ |
| secondLargestPartyBySeats | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1929-05-30 ⓘ |
| thirdLargestPartyBySeats | Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| turnoutDescription | high voter turnout ⓘ |
| typeOfElection | parliamentary election ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| womenVotersNewlyEnfranchisedApproximateNumber | about 5 million ⓘ |
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