Politics in history n stuff Flashcards
What is patronage
the power to control appointments to high office e.g when MP’s were supported finacially by lords to become a MP
What did this mean for british society
The wealthy, elite and lords could choose who could be an MP for a constituency, only the elite voice is heard, both commons and lords
give date’s and MP’s number being finaced by the house of lords
1761 111mp’s
1801 50% of mps being financed by lords
what is a non-secret ballot
Where you would stand on a stage and announce to a crowd who you are voting for, easily corrupted either by the people there or your landlord
Given an example of where no secret ballots took place
In Liverpool in 1830, Costs the 2 candidates £100,000 (millions today) took 15 days. first voters were paid £15 at the end £150 (more critical votes)
what happened to people if they voted against their landlord
Get evicted
How many MP’s did Boroughs elect
2 MP’s in England
1 MP in Scotland, Whales, Ireland (full island)
How many Borough MP’s where there
432
Scot and Lot
Vote to all male householders who paid local rates e.g. Westminster over 5000 voters but Gatton had 6
Burgage
vote to owners of certain pieces of land or property usually small electorate e.g. Clitheroe with fewer than 50 voters
Potwalloper
males in households that had a hearth (fire place) big enough to boil a pots
Freeholder
the most common where the vote went to all males who had received the freedom of the city (inheritence) marrying the daughter or widow of a freeman or byiing the right
corporation boroughs
vote only to members of the corporation, usually a very small electorate e.g. out of 28 such boroughs in England, 26 had less than 50 voters
pocket borough
small borough esily manipulated by land owner e.g. Old Sarum had only 7 voters
rotton boroughs
small town or hamlet now delinded in stature they were corrupt e.g. dunwich which had fallen into the sea
