Parliament - Boroughs/counties Flashcards

1
Q

What is patronage ?

A

The buying or acquisition of MPs seats in Parliament by wealthy landowners

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2
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What percentage of MPs were financed by Lords in 1801?

A

50%

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3
Q

How many different types of electoral systems were there in boroughs?

A

6

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4
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What was a potwalloper borough?

A

A hearth big enough to boil a pot on to be able to vote

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5
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What was a pocket borough?

A

A borough where the MP was in the pocket of the landowner/lord (patronage) small borough easily manipulated by land owner

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6
Q

Why was old Sarum a problem?

A

Only 7 voters but 2 MPs/ pocket borough

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7
Q

Why was Dunwich a rotton borough ?

A

East Anglia former borough fallen into the sea and therefore minimal voters

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8
Q

Which northern industrial town had a population of 250,000 people but no MP

A

Manchester

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9
Q

Why were catholics unhappy with the electoral system in Ireland?

A

Restrictions on catholics voting rights/you couldn’t be an MP if you were catholic

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10
Q

When was the Catholic Emancipation Act?

A

1829

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11
Q

How many MPs did a country return to Parliament ?

A

2

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12
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What could a 40 shilling freeholder in a country do?

A

Have the right to vote in a county

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13
Q

What percentage of the population of Britain could vote in 1800?

A

11%

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14
Q

Who could sit in the House of Lords?

A

Hereditary peers often wealthy landowners

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15
Q

How many county constituencies

A

40

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16
Q

What fraction of MPs represented constituencies in the south of England?

A

Two thirds

17
Q

What were the two main political groups in Parliament ?

A

Whigs and Tories

18
Q

What was a Scot and Lot borough?

A

vote to all male housebolders who paid local rates e.g. Wesminster over 5000 voters but Gatton only had 6.

19
Q

How many borough constituencies were there?

A

203