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Absent Voters- Poole 1918 and 1919

The 1918 General Election gave the right to vote to all men over the age of 21, women over the age of 30 and military personnel over the age of 19. The first list of Absent Voters was compiled and published in 1918 but contained many errors. Servicemen were given another chance to register and a second list was published April 1919. After this lists were published twice a year in Spring and Autumn. The lists give a name, home address, military service number and regiment, battalion or name of a ship. This transcription is from the 1918 and 1919 electoral register for Poole and contains over 4000 names.
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Belchier, William Belchier, 1747

Transcription of extract from Salisbury Journal 4th May 1747 reads: "Poole. April 22nd. Yesterday in the evening, William Belchier, Esq. gave a handsome entertainment to some gentlemen of this Corporation, and offered himself a candidate to represent it in Parliament at the next General Election."
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Boundary Reforms
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Boundary Reforms

Letter from the Poole Pilot of November 1867 regarding the number of Poole M. P.s
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Burgess Claimants 1836

Museum Ref No: BEAM_0015
Persons who claim to have their names inserted on the Burgess list of the Borough of Poole, 16.9.1836 JPBC
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Dorset Election - State of Poll 1831

Museum Ref No: BEAM_0024
Dorset Election - State of Poll on days 1 - 15. 1831. JPBC
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Election Candidate
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Election Candidate

Extract from The Poole Pilot Sepbember 1868
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Election of Burgess Poll 1850

Museum Ref No: BEAM_0025
Borough of Poole - Poll taken at election of a burgess to serve in Parliament 24.9.1850 JPBC
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Election of Burgesses Poll 1857

Museum Ref No: BEAM_0026
Poll taken at Poole election 28.3.1857 of two burgesses to serve in Parliament. JPBC
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Equal Rights for Women
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Equal Rights for Women

Satirical Extract from The Poole Pilot July 1868
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Election candidate
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Guest, Arthur E, Election candidate

Extract from The Poole Pilot Election Special October 18 1868. Editorial
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