Britain Booklet 3 - The groth of parliamentary democracy 1785-1870 Flashcards
What fraction of elections were uncontested?
2/3
What was an issue with no secret ballots?
lots of corruption
What were some forms of corruption and intimidation?
‘Treating’ ‘Lambing’
What percentage of the population could vote?
less than 5%
In 1831, how many men could vote out of a population of how many million?
400,000 men out of a pop of 13.89 million
What does uncontested mean?
nobody stood against the successful candidate
How many boroughs had fewer than 40 voters but were represented by how many MPs?
-50 boroughs
-2 MPs
In 1831, Lancashire had a population of how many? How many MPs did they have?
pop of 1.3 million and had 14 MPs
In 1831, Cornwall had a population of many? How many MPs did they have?
pop of 300,000 with 42 MPs
What was the Rotten borough?
an area had such a small amount of people that they would be immediately elected. Or would buy the only house in the area making them the only resident and would have a seat as an MP
What was the Pocket borough?
wealthy landowners owned all of the land and buildings. They would nominate candidates and bribed or pressurised voters into voting for their favourite candidate
What was the Scot and Lot borough?
all men that paid local taxes, such as the poor rate, could vote
What was the Potwalloper borough?
men qualified to vote is they occupied a house which had a fireplace large enough to boil a pot
What was a Corporation borough?
only members of the local town council (‘the corporation’) could vote. Over 90% of these had fewer than 50 voters
What was a Freeman borough?
all men who had acquired the title of a ‘freeman’ through apprenticeship in a craft guild qualified to vote
