Representation of the People Act 1867
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- 1867 Reform Act
- Introduced by Gladstone in 1866
- reduce the borough franchise from £10 to £7 and extend the county franchise to £14
- would have introduced 200,000 voters in the boroughs and 170,000 in the counties
- bill failed due to opposition from Disraeli and the Conservatives
- growing political unrest and economic distress
- In 1867 Disraeli proposed to give the county franchise to those who rented property of £15 a year (rather than the original £50)
- still hedged with qualification
- radical amendments made the bill near unrecognisable
- Effects of the bill
- number of working class voters rose significantly
- the reform bill expanded the county electorate from 540,000 to 800,000
- franchise remained rooted in property
- neither party was ready to give the vote to the 'residuum'
- Introduced by Gladstone in 1866
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