Reform So That You May Preserve: Change And Continuity After 1832 Flashcards

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Elections after 1832: percentage increase in amount of people voting in 1832

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It is estimated that the number of people actually voting in 1832 increased by 500%

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Tamworth Manifesto: When was it published and who was it published by?

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It was published by the Tories in December 1834

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After general election of 1832, what percentage of MPs represented the landed interest?

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After 1832 70% - 80% still represented the landed interest

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How many rotten or public boroughs were disenfranchised in the 1832 reform act

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56

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How many MPs after 1832 still depended on patronage

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60/70 MPs still depended directly on patronage

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Name some rotten boroughs that weren’t disenfranchised?

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Thetford, Calne and Westbury

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How many MPs now represented counties?

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144 (previously 92)

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What percentage of males could vote before and after the 1832 Reform Act

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Before the 1832 Reform act around 1 in 10 males could voteAfter the 1832 reform act around 1 in 5 males could vote

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What percentage of males could vote before and after the 1832 Reform Act in Scotland

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Before Act 1 in 50 males could voteAfter Act 1 in 8 males could vote

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In Ireland, what was the story with the voter qualification

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In 1829 it had to been slashed by an increase in the housing qualification because parliament feared the rise of the catholic influence.After 1832 about 1 in 20 Males in Ireland could vote

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