Pre Reform Act 1832 electoral system Flashcards
What is Patronage?
The buying or acquisition of MPs seats in Parliament by wealthy Land Owners.
What percentage of MPs were financed by Lords in 1801?
50%
How many types of electoral systems were there in the boroughs?
6
What was a potwalloper borough?
A hearth big enough to boil a pot on to be able to vote
What was a pocket borough?
Where the MP was easily manipulated by the land owner
Why was Old Sarum a problem?
Only 7 voters but 2 MPs
Why was Dunwich a rotten borough?
East Anglia former borough fallen into the sea and therefore minimal voters
What was a Scot and Lot borough?
vote to all male householders who paid local rates
Name an example of a Scot and Lot borough
Westminster over 5000 voters but Gatton only had 6
Which northern industrial town had a population of 250,000 people but no MP?
Manchester
Why were Catholics unhappy with the electoral system in Ireland?
Restrictions on Catholic voting rights/ couldn’t be an MP if you were catholic
When was the Catholic Emancipation Act?
1829
How many MPs did a county return to Parliament?
2
What could a 40 shilling freeholder in a county do?
Have the right to vote
What percentage of the population of Britain could vote in 1800?
11%
