Theme 1 Flashcards
short term effects of 1832
- middle class can vote
- 1/5 adult men can vote
- 56 rotten/ pocket boroughs disenfranchised
- 22 new two member boroughs created
- london and north still under represented
Long term effects of 1832
- fewer pocket boroughs reduces influence of lords
- increase in contested elections
- reduces influence of crown
- corruption and bribery continue
- landed interests still dominate parliament ( increase in county seats)
short term effects of 1858
- Edward Glover as scapegoat
- Liberals abolish property qualification
long term effects of 1858
largely irrelevant
Half of MPs had claimed property that was not theirs anyway
short term effects of 1867
- household franchise (1/3 of adult males)
- w/c dominate borough electorate, which had grown 134%
- electorate remained solidly m/c in counties
- consider those who could not vote
- 45 seats taken from boroughs. 25 seats given to counties.
- over representation continued in south east
long term effects of 1867
- more contested seats
- party organisation develops (paid local agents)
- social composition of MPs changed little. Landed interests still dominate in counties.
long term effects of 1872
system more representative and democratic
short term effects of 1872
treating and buying votes continued
employers in urban areas continue to influence workers
short term effects of 1883
limits expenditure and prohibited bribery
long term effects of 1883
worked: 18s8d in 1880 to 3s4d in 1910
but MPs still not paid, so 20% of elections still uncontested
Short term effects of 1884
- household suffrage and lodger franchise extended to counties
- agricultural labourers and miners in counties can now vote
- 2.5m new voters
- 2/3 adult males can now vote
- those with less than a year residency or living with parents still can’t vote
- redistribution of rural seats
long term effects of 1884
- decline of aristocratic influence sped up
- 1885: manufacturers dominate HoC for first time
- complexities of registration disenfranchised many
- plural voting - 500,000 in 1911
short term effects of 1885
- 150 seats redistributed to more densely populated counties e.g. Yorkshire
- nearly all constituencies single member with similar populations
- London MPs increase 22 to 59
- London still under represented and Ireland over represented
short term effects of 1911
- salaries for MPs introduced
- max term for parliament from 7 down to 5 years
- HoL can not reject or amend money bills
- HoL can only delay legislation for up to 2 years
long term effects of 1911
- commons can over rule lords in some instances
- Lords powers significantly reduced
- Bonar - Law was m/c
- w/c men could become MPs ( growth of labour )