Britain 3: Comparisons of 1832 and 1867 Acts Flashcards
Causes of reform for 1832
In 1831, how many people could vote out of a population of what?
400,000 out of 13.89 million
Causes of reform for 1832
How many boroughs had less than 40 voters?
50 boroughs
Causes of reform for 1867
What % of the male population could still only vote?
18%
Causes of reform for 1867
What did you have to have an income of to be an MP?
£600
Violence before 1832
When were the Swing riots?
1830
Violence before 1832
How many counties did the Swing Riots spread to?
20 counties
Violence before 1832
What was the Cato Street Conspiracy?
attempts to kill Lord Liverpool’s cabinet
Violence before 1867
When were the Hyde Park Riots?
1866
Violence before 1867
How many people attended the Hyde Park Riots?
200,000
Pressure within parliament 1832
When did Lord Liverpool resign and who replaced him?
1827, replaced by Duke of Wellington as PM
Pressure within parliament 1832
Which Whig leader announced moderate reform and when?
Lord Grey in November 1830
Pressure within parliament 1867
When did Disraeli’s bills get presented to parliament?
Feb-Aug 1867
Pressure within parliament 1867
What did Gladstone announce?
It was a scandal that only 1/10 working class had the vote
Peaceful organisations before 1832
What did the BPU want?
middle class suffrage
Peaceful organisations before 1832
How were the 100 unions spread?
1/3 in North, 1/3 in Midlands
Peaceful organisations before 1867
List the 3 groups
National Reform Union, Reform League, Anti-Corn Law League
Great Reform Act 1832
How many boroughs were disenfranchised?
56
Great Reform Act 1832
How many new boroughs were created?
42
Great Reform Act 1832
How many new seats were given to Wales and Ireland?
5 new seats
Great Reform Act 1832
What value did you have to own land to vote?
£10
Great Reform Act 1832
Polling was limited to how many days?
2 days
Great Reform Act 1832
What did the electorate rise from and to?
366,000 to 650,000
Great Reform Act 1832
Voting was public up until when?
1872
Great Reform Act 1832
In Leeds, only how many people were qualified to vote?
5000
Great Reform Act 1867
How many boroughs were disenfranchised?
7
Great Reform Act 1867
How many new voters were added to the electorate?
1 million
Great Reform Act 1867
How many voters overall now?
2.46 million
Great Reform Act 1867
What did Gladstone do?
Toured the country giving speeches on voting
Great Reform Act 1867
In boroughs, the residency clause demanding occupancy for at least a year discriminated against how many of the working class?
30%
