2018- Reform League driving Parliamentary Reform Flashcards
When was the Reform league formed?
1865
What did the Reform league campaign for?
Universal Male Suffrage
What happened as a result of the campaigns of the Reform league?
Franchise was extended to 2.46 million.
What were the demonstrations like and who made up the Reform league?
Assertive yet respectful and it was made up of ex-chartists and trade unionist supporters.
When was the National Reform Union formed?
1864
What did the National Reform Union campaign for?
To extend the franchise to all male ratepayers, equal distribution of seats and a secret ballot.
Who was a member of the National Reform Union which made the group considered respectable lobby group?
Samuel Morley- a wool manufacturer from Nottingham (more middle class)
What % of men could vote after the 1832 Reform Act?
18%
How many new boroughs were created by the 1832 Reform Act?
42 boroughs
Who felt cheated by the 1832 Reform Act and what did they do?
Workers felt cheated and Chartists like Lovett played on this and kept reform cause alive.
Out of 103 individuals in cabinet from 1830-66, how many were middle class?
14
By 1850, what were the Chartists ideas seen as?
No longer seemed too ambitious or radical.
What happened in March 1866 with Gladstone’s reform bill? (actions of political parties)
It was not as radical as many had hoped meaning that when the conservatives came to power they had to execute more change to stay in power.
In the failure of the first liberal bill, who led a group of liberals against the proposal and brought down his own government?
Robert Lowe, the bill split the party and he said the new electorate wouldn’t understand politics.
What happened to the first liberal bill?
The bill was defeated and the liberal government resigned. Then the conservatives come to power.
