Aristocracy And Crown Flashcards
What was aristocratic influence like in 1780
House of Commons and lords made up of aristocratic land owners
How did 1832 strengthen aristocratic influence?
- +64 county seats, landowners there
- voting still open and no MP salary
- enfranchised tenants likely to vote the same way as landlords
- all PMs for next 30 years were aristocratic
How did 1832 Reece aristocratic influence
- 56 rotten and pocket boroughs lost both MPs would have been aristocrats
- 30boroughs lost 1 mp
- house of lords seemed less formidable as they passed reform
Impact of 1858 abolition of property qualifications on aristocratic influence
Continued absence of salary meant WC men still couldn’t stand for election. House of Commons remained aristocratic
1867 increased electorate numbers
- doubled electorate to 2 million
- 1 our of 3 adult males could vote
- 45 seats redistributed from boroughs
How did 1867 decline aristocratic influence
-party organisation and professionalism was increased, declining aristocratic influence in some sense.
How did 1867 not change aristocratic influence
- franchise still based on property so landowning class dominated parliament
- house of commons composition remained
Did secret ballot act change aristocratic influence? When was it
- made bribery harder although still remained. 1880 election cost £2mill
- reduced aristocratic influence
How did corrupt and illegal practices act change aristocratic influence and when was it?
- penalties for corrupt practices including imprisonment. Significantly reduces aristocratic influence and it could not longer be bought
Figure about MPs being aristocratic less after secret ballot and corrupt practices acts
By 1906 only 10% of MPs elected came from aristocratic or gentry background
How did 1884-85 third reform act change aristocratic influence
- electorate rose by 84% so majority of electorate become WC
- MPs in 1886 election were from industrial backgrounds wow
How did 1884-85 reform act not change aristocratic influence
-MPs still unpaid
What did 1884-85 act do
- 150 seats redistributes
- electorate rose by 84%
1911 parliament act decline influence from aristocracy
-MPs got paid,HOC composition changed
-lords lost right to amend/reject financial bill
Major decline in influence
1918-1928 representation of people acts what did they do?
1918 added 5 milk men and 8 milk women to electorate
1928 has universal suffrage.
Declined aristocratic influence
How did the 1832 act show crown influence being reduced?
- king had been pressured into creating more Whig peers
- could not longer rely on patronage with public opinion and party politics mattering more so crown had less influence over the composition of government
- could not appoint or dismiss ministers as easily
Prof that the king couldn’t appoint or dismiss ministers as easily
In 1834 the king dismissed Whig government and invited Perl to form a government. Peel couldn’t gain a HOC majority in election so king was forced to invite White to form a government
How did 1911 show crowns reduced influence
1910 constitutional crisis, Edward VII died , didn’t want to involve new inexperienced king George V. However no settlement in two months so George was asked to create peers in HOL for bill to be passed. He agreed as long as it was kept a secret
Showing how Crown could no longer choose PM
1880 Victoria wanted liberal party to change their leader bc she didn’t like Gladstone and didn’t want him as PM. Liberal party refused so Queen had to allow it
