Representation of the People Acts
Representation of the People Acts statutes enacted by the British Parliament to continue the extension of the franchise begun by the Reform Bills (see under Reform Acts ). As a result of the government's dependence on the unified efforts of the whole people in World War I the Representation of the People Act of 1918 qualified as voters (with a few exceptions) women over 30 years of age and all men of 21 years or over who could establish short residence. The basis of representation in the House of Commons was fixed at 1 to 70,000. The Representation of the People Act of 1928 qualified all women on the same terms as men. The Representation of the People Act of 1949 reenacted and codified previous legislation relating to the conduct of elections and illegal electoral practices; it abolished the university constituencies and the additional vote given to the occupiers of business premises, thus eliminating plural voting. The Representation of the People Act of 1969 lowered the voting age to 18.
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Raymond barre
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 8/27/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Giscard d'Estaing The long career of Raymond Barre, Prime Minister of France from 1976...ever having led a political party. Barre, an economist by training, was...scandal, and never returned. As Barre grew up, France occupied his imagination...
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Raymond Barre, former leader of France, 83OBITUARY
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 8/27/2007; ; 574 words
; ...International Herald Tribune 08-27-2007 Raymond Barre, a former prime minister of France...in Paris on Saturday. He was 83.Barre died in the Val-de-Grace military...Estaing said in a statement. ''Raymond Barre was a statesman who pursued...
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France's Ex-PM Raymond Barre Dies at 83
News Wire article from: AP Online; 8/25/2007; 700+ words
; PARIS - Raymond Barre, a tough-speaking former French prime...his family said Saturday. He was 83. Barre died at a Paris hospital, where he was...of the media and political alliances, Barre spoke sparingly in public and kept his...
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Barre goes to the people. (Raymond Barre's presidential campaign)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 2/20/1988; 700+ words
; ...Europe's economic prospects, Mr Raymond Barre is in the small town of Langres...into a gaping rubbish bin. Not Mr Barre. He cultivates indifference to...cartoonists' habitual treatment of Mr Barre as a tortoise, a comparison he himself...
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Raymond Barre, 83, French prime ministerOBITUARY
Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune; 8/27/2007; ; 476 words
; ...International Herald Tribune 08-27-2007 Raymond Barre, a former prime minister of France...in Paris on Saturday. He was 83.Barre died in the Val-de-Grace military...Estaing said in a statement. ''Raymond Barre was a statesman who pursued...
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Barre, Barre black sheep. (Raymond Barre's presidential campaign in France)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 4/2/1988; 700+ words
; ...DOESN'T stop me sleeping," was Mr Raymond Barre's answer to a supporter who voiced...a better phrase. Appalled by Mr Barre's soporific campaign for the presidency...monopolising the right. From the start, Mr Barre seems to have treated his campaign...
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Harvard corrects erroneous date for Barre speech. (NEWS ADVISORY) (Harvard University; Raymond Barre)
PR Newswire; 4/10/1989; 509 words
; ...HARVARD CORRECTS ERRONEOUS DATE FOR BARRE SPEECH In a press release mailed...University by former French Prime Minister Raymond Barre was given incorrectly. The correct information follows: Raymond Barre, Prime Minister of France...
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Raymond Barre French Prime M ...
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/26/2007; 700+ words
; Raymond Barre, 83, a tough-speaking former French...the media and political alliances, Mr. Barre spoke sparingly in public and kept his circle...island of Reunion in the Indian Ocean, Mr. Barre was asked by Charles de Gaulle to represent...
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EUROPE LOSES TWO DISTINGUISHED FIGURES.(Gaston Thorn and Raymond Barre)(Obituary)(Brief article)
Newspaper article from: European Report; 8/29/2007; 577 words
; ...also an :MEP from 1959 to 1969 (liberal). Frenchman Raymond Barre, born in Reunion, died on 25 August, aged 83. He...Giscard d'Estaing. Qualified as an economics professor, Barre was primarily recognised as the man who implemented the...
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La mort de l'ancien Premier ministre Raymond Barre
Newspaper article from: Haiti Observateur; 8/29/2007; ; 395 words
; Raymond Barre n'est plus. L'ancien Premier ministre franais est dcd la nuit dernire...Sarkozy a regrett la disparition d'un "esprit libre et indpendant ". Raymond Bane, proche de l'UDF, avait incam la "ri - gueur" pendant cinq...
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Raymond Barre
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Raymond Barre Raymond Barre (born 1924) served as prime minister of France from 1976 until...commitment to reducing the state's role in directing the economy. Raymond Barre was born in 1924 on the French island of R é union in...
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Giscard d'Estaing, Valéry
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History
...deteriorated even further in 1976, when he dismissed Chirac from the office of Prime Minister and appointed the UDF's Raymond Barre (b. 1924) instead. He lost his bid for another term in office as a result of public impatience with his increasingly...
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French leaders
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
...Gaullist 1972–74 Pierre Mesmer Gaullist 1974–76 Jacques Chirac Gaullist 1976–81 Raymond Barre ―― 1981–84 Pierre Mauroy PS 1984–86 Laurent Fabius PS 1986–...
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Astronomy
Book article from: American Eras
...New York: Knopf, 1971); Benjamin Franklin, The Complete Poor Richard Almanacks, 2 volumes (Barre, Mass.: Imprint Society, 1970); Raymond Stearns, Science in the British Colonies of North America (Urbana: University of Illinois Press...
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Scranton: Recreation
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
...was designed by architect Raymond M. Hood following a Neo-Gothic...Performing Arts in Wilkes-Barre. The Scranton Public Theatre...Navy performs at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport...watch the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons, an affiliate of...
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