Great Reform Act 1832 Flashcards
Why were the Tories MPs divided by this time?
Catholic emancipation
How many people could vote prior to reform?
400,000
What was a pocket borough?
One person
What was a scot and lot borough?
All adult males who paid local taxes
A pottwalloper borough?
Person who has a personal address
Give a famous example of a rotten borough?
Old Sarum
How many MPs did each county have?
2
Which part of England was over represented?
South England
Which sort of cities were over represented?
Old market towns
When did the Whigs come to power?
1830
Why was some elections not contested?
Controlled by one person so only one candidate
Term for “one man one vote”?
Manhood suffrage
Two arguments made for the old system?
Traditional
Landowners had the best interest of the workers
Rural riots in 1830?
Swing riots
Why was the name of the new king?
King William IV
Party leader who drew up the first reform bill?
Earl grey
Name the pressure group which supported it?
BPU
Leader of the pressure group?
Thomas Attwood
Who was the main speaker against it?
Robert peel
Why did the first bill fail?
Not a Whig majority in House of Commons
What did the government do when the first bill failed?
Election
Why did the second bill fail?
Not a Whig majority in House of Lords
Name a city outside London that saw riots?
Nottingham
Why did the Whigs resign after the third bill failed?
King would not make Whig majority in House of Lords
