1884 Third Reform Act Flashcards
1
Q
What happened to the franchise in the 3’rd Reform act?
A
Household suffrage and the lodgers franchise extended to the counties
2
Q
Evidence from pressure above
A
- Gladstone (restore popularity)
- Hartington (Whigs) prioritise redistribution bill to counter franchise effect
- Chamberlain (Radical) gain more supporters in counties
- Salisbury (Cons) redistribution/split liberals (Arlington Street Compact)
3
Q
Evidence of pressure from below
A
No significant popular demand for parliamentary reform in 1884
4
Q
How many people could now vote?
A
2 in 3 adult males
5
Q
How many voters added in rural areas?
A
nearly 2.5m
6
Q
What still continued?
A
Plural voting- 500,000 in 1911
7
Q
Who still had no vote?
A
- adults living with parents
- domestic servants
- soldiers
- on poor relief
- without 1 year’s of residence
8
Q
How did the aristocratic influence decline?
A
Redistribution of rural seats and extension of county franchise
