political reform Flashcards
who passed the 1832 reform act?
liberals/whigs
how did industrialisation lead to the electorate increasing in 1832?
because the growth of prosperity in Britain meant more men met the property requirements of the 1832 act to qualify for the franchise
what did the redistribution of seats in the 1832 reform act mean for growing cities?
they were represented in parliament for the first time
what were examples of these growing urban cities that were now represented?
Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield
how did the 1832 reform act remove rotten boroughs?
small boroughs with declining populations where the election of MPs were controlled by lamdowners, lost their seats
What was a result of changes from the 1832 reform act?
the landed aristocracy now had to share their power with the newly enfranchised middle classes, who now were increasingly becoming MPs
How was it clear that politics was still a rich man’s occupation after the 1832 reform act?
MPs were not paid and running costs for being an MP still amounted to £500 a year
Who put forward the idea of the second reform act in 1866?
John Russell and Gladstone
What did the Russell and Gladstone propose for the second reform act?
to give the vote to skilled workers in large industrial towns and in the country would include small tenant farmers
Why was the bill defeated in 1866?
because they faced opposition from not only the conservatives, but also their own party who said it would give political power to the ‘ignorant’
Why did Derby and Diserali introduce the 1867 reform bill?
because of the growing working class frustration at lack of reform, which would make them popular with the working class if they passed reform
who was the franchise extended to in the boroughs in 1867 reform act?
all male householders over 21, lodgers who paid £10 a year in rent (lived in same address for 12 months)
Who was the franchise extended to in the counties in the 1867 reform act?
forty shilling freeholders, £5 copy holders and £12 tenants at will
What did the number of voters extended to after the 1867 act?
1 million to 2.5 million
Why was the 1867reform act still not fully democratic?
difference between county and borough franchise, borough householders had vote but county householders couldn’t
