Landing in daylight? Party reform 1868-85 Flashcards
According to the 1851 religious census, what percentage of those3 going to church on a specific Sunday in that year went to a nonconformist chapel?
50%
Where was nonconformity strongest?
In the North of England and in Wales
How many nonconformist MP’s were elected in the 1865 election?
87
Of the 300 conservative MP’s returned in the 1874 general election, how many had connections to the land?
200
When was the Conservative central office set up?
In 1870 in London
Who was employed as the first conservative National Party Agent?
John Gorst
How many new conservative associations were founded by the end of 1873?
69
What was the total number of conservative associations by the end of 1873?
Over 400
When was the Conservative National Union founded?
1867
When was the Primrose League set up?
1883
How many towns had local liberal associations by 1880’s?
Every sizable town
What was the most famous and influential Liberal Association?
The Birmingham Caucus
When was the National Federation of Liberal Associations created, and where was the central office?
It was created in 1877 and the central office was in Birmingham.
By 1879 how many provincial Liberal Associations were brought under the umbrella of the National Federation of Liberal Associations?
100
In the 1880 liberal general election victory, how many constituencies were gained or retained where liberal associations existed?
60
