Representation of the People Act 1969
- Representation of the People Act 1969
The Representation of the People Act 1969 is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament. It extended suffrage to 18-20 year olds. Previously only those 21 or over were permitted to vote. Votes were extended to undergraduate students in their university town following an appeal to the High Court led for the National Union of Students by the Junior Common Room (JCR) of Churchill College, Cambridge. [Richard Henry Tizard]
Significantly, it did not extend the right to stand for election to Parliament to under-21s.
This statute is sometimes known as the Sixth Reform Act.Fact|date=July 2007
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