Contagious Diseases Act: Parliment

Question 1

How was the situation in parliment help

Answer 1

• 1880: Liberals returned to power and stansfield made a cabinet minister.
• 1880 election: increased the number of Liberal MP’s especially radical ones
  1880: political committee created a push for the repeal in parliament.

Question 2

How dignificant was parliment in leading the repeal of the CDA in 1886?

Answer 2

• Played a key role in repealing the legislation as it was the government that eventually repealed the acts.
• however this was only done due the amount of pressure put on them to repeal it.