The impact of the Second Reform Act, 1867

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  • Created on: 06-02-18 16:02

Provisions of the Second Reform Act: 

1. 45 seats were taken from boroughs with less than 10,000 people

2. 7 boroughs were disenfranchised 

3. 25 seats went to the counties

4. 20 seats went to new boroughs 

5. 6 boroughs got an extra seat

6. One seat was reserved for the University of London

The franchise was extended to include: 

Boroughs - all male householders provided they had lived there for a year; lodgers who occupied property worth £10 at a year

Counties - all owners or leaseholders of land worth £5 a year

Significance of the act:

  • Electoral defeat…

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