Pre Reform Act 1832 Electoral System Flashcards
What is patronage
The practise of sponsoring someone’s ambitions either by funding them or using influence to promote them
What percentage of MPs were financed by Lords in 1801?
Half of Britain’s 658 MP’s financed by lords
How many different types of electoral systems were there in the boroughs?
Six
What was a potwalloper borough?
Householders who had a hearth that was big enough to boil a pot on could vote
What was a pocket borough?
A small borough which could be easily manipulated by the prominent family/landowner of the area by the use of bribery (for instance)
Why was Old Sarum a problem?
Old Sarum had only 3 houses and 11 voters but sent 2 MPs to Parliament
Why was Dunwich a rotten borough
Dunwich, which by 1831 had a population of 232, and only 44 houses still was a parliamentary borough
What was a Scot and Lot borough?
Anyone who paid poor rates could vote
Example of a scott and lot borough
Gatten, Westminster
Which northern industrial town had a population of 250,000 people but no MP?
Manchester
Chef
Chef
When was the Catholic Emancipation Act?
1829
How many MPs did a county return to Parliament?
one member each
What could a 40 shilling freeholder in a county do?
Vote in elections
What percentage of the population of Britain could vote in 1800?
Fewer than 5%
