ðə pˈoʊstəl vˈoʊt, wˌɪtʃ hɐdbɪn ˌɪntɹədˈuːst ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ˈeɪt, wʌz ɛkstˈɛndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən tʊ ˈɔːl vˈoʊɾɚz lˈɪvɪŋ mˈoːɹ ðɐn twˈɛnti fˈaɪv mˈaɪlz ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌmðə nˌɪɹɪst pˈoʊlɪŋ stˈeɪʃən.
The postal vote, which had been introduced in 1928, was extended in 1937 to all voters living more than 25 miles away from the nearest polling station.