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EstablishedBritish university constituencies, which gave graduates an additional parliamentary vote, existed from 1603 until 1950, when the last twelve seats were abolished; they are a historical example of plural voting by education.EstablishedUK university constituencies, created in 1603, let graduates vote for university seats in addition to their residence vote, by single transferable vote from 1918; they were abolished with other plural voting by the Representation of the People Act 1948, effective from the 1950 dissolution.