Parliament of the United Kingdom/Timelines

• 1215 Magna Carta[1][2] (1215) - the founding document of the British Constitution.
• 1295 The Model Parliament[3]
• 1429 The Franchise Act [4] - restricted voting in elections to freeholders of land worth more than 40 shillings.
• 1641 Parliament's "Grand Remonstrance"[5] [6] is rejected by the King.
• 1642 Parliament's "Nineteen Propositions"[7] ultimatum is rejected by the King.
• 1649 The Agreement of the People[8] - the demand by the Levellers for rule by a representative assembly elected by universal male suffrage.
• 1688 "The Glorious Revolution" and Bill of Rights [9] - severely limit the power of the king over Parliament.
• 1690 John Locke's Treatise on Government [10] - the people's delegation of power to a sovereign is conditional upon their continued consent,
• 1829 Catholic Emancipation Act [11] enables Catholics to be Members of Parliament.
• 1848 Peoples' Charter [12] - a petition for male suffrage, secret ballots, equal constituencies, no property qualification, payment for MPs, annual elections.
• 1848 Peoples' Charter [13] - a petition for male suffrage, secret ballots, equal constituencies, no property qualification, payment for MPs, annual elections.
• 1903 Women's Social and Political Union[14]- "suffragettes" launch a "votes for women" campaign.
• 1911 Parliament Act 1911, removed from the House of Lords the power to veto a Bill, except one to extend the lifetime of a Parliament. Instead, the Lords could delay a Bill by up to two years. The Act also reduced the maximum lifespan of a Parliament from seven years to five years.
• 1918 Representation of the People Act - gave the vote to men over 21 and women over 30 - increasing the electorate from 8 million to 21 million.
• 1928 Representation of the People Act - gave women the right to vote on the same terms as men.
• 1949 Parliament Act 1949 - further reduced the Lords' delaying powers to one year.
• 1998 Devolution[15]

   Scotland Act [16] - set up a Scottish Executive (later "The Government of Scotland") and an independent Scottish Parliament.

   Government of Wales Act[17] - established a National Assembly for Wales.

   Good Friday Agreement[18] - a plan for the devolution of power to Northern Ireland

   Northern Ireland Act[19] sees the installation of a devolved coalition government.

• 2010 Fixed term Parliaments Act - set a fixed 5-year term unless the government loses a vote of confidence or unless a motion for dissolution is carried.