1867 Representation of the People Act

Question 1

What was the pressure to pass the bill?

Answer 1

-Palmerston died - Gladstone more in favour of giving w/c men the vote
- Disraeli knew that passing a
limited extension would win over Liberal MPs and a substantial number of voters

Question 2

What did the 1867 RPA do?

Answer 2

• Extended the vote in boroughs to householders who had been resident for at least 12 months
• In the counties, more landowners and farmers were registered to vote

Question 3

What was the impact?

Answer 3

• Electorate rose from 20% to 30% of men
• Extended to another 700,000
• Yet, plural voting continued