1867 Second Reform Act Flashcards
1
Q
How was the franchise extended in 1867 SRA?
A
- Householder franchise (owning/occupying houses for 12 months)
- Lodgers of property worth £10
- Counties: owning/leasing land worth £5
2
Q
What happened to the representation?
A
- 45 seats taken from boroughs with less than 10,000
- 25 seats given to counties
3
Q
Evidence of pressure from above
A
- Liberals (Gladstone impressed by w/c support of US civil war
- Liberals and political expediency (Bright)
- Conservatives + political expediency
4
Q
Evidence of pressure from below
A
- population growth (5mil)
- Hyde Park (1866) (violence)
- Economy bad in 1866 (cotton famine, collapse of banks, heavy rains)
5
Q
How many people could now vote?
A
1 in 3 males
6
Q
Who could still not vote?
A
- adults living with parents
- those on poor relief
- those w/o 1 year’s residence
7
Q
What happens to the borough electorate?
A
w/c dominate the borough electorate (grows by 134%)
- Birimingham voters rise from 8,000 to 43,000
8
Q
What happened to the county electorate?
A
- grow by 46%
- remains m/c
9
Q
What does county representation rise to?
A
253:399 to 280:369
10
Q
What still continued ?
A
Overrepresentation e.g. SW England had 45 MP’s whereas NE England had 32
11
Q
Did the social composition of MP’s change?
A
No, less than a quarter came from industrial or commercial backgrounds
12
Q
What amendment does Disraeli accept?
A
Hodgkinson’s amendment - adds 500,000 voters
