Account for the widening of the franchise in Britain between 1850 and 1928? Between 1850 and 1928 enfranchisement had grown rapidly. There were many aspects which contributed to the rapid growth of the franchise in Britain: government legislation, changing society, various reform movements, different individuals who worked for reform, the womens right movement, emergence of socialism, a factor which preached equality and finally the Labour Party. Changing society, the period 1867 to 1928 saw a very large change in Britains political …
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…very rapidly. It also encouraged pther people to work for reform and obtain better results. Even though there were many other particular featureas to this like the Freanch Revolution and the changing society. All the factors had a knock on effect on each other. However, i found the groups and individuals who worked for reform contributed a lot to the extension of the franchise, becaus ethey fought for it and listened to what people wanted.