How many seats did Scotland and Ireland gained due to the 1832 Reform Act?
Scotland given 8 more, Ireland 5 more
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In the counties who was franchised?
Owning freehold property worth at least 40 shilling a year. Holding copy-hold on land worth at least £10 a year. Leasing or renting land worth at least £50 a year.
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In the boroughs who was franchised?
Owning, or living in property worth at least £10 a year, provided they had lived there for a year. Also people who had the vote under old qualifications but not the new ones.
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What % of MP's now represented English counties?
76%
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Over..... of MP's still represented the landed interest?
70%
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Before the 1832 Reform Act.......could vote. After the Reform Act ....... could vote?
Before the 1832 Reform Act 1/10 could vote. After the Reform Act 1/5 men could vote?
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How many males were entitled to vote in England and Wales as a % ?
18%
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Due to this act, who could now vote?
The upper and the middle class men.
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Who still couldn't vote due t this act?
The working class, poor and the women
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What overall key changes did the Reform Act make?
1) It extended the number of people who were allowed to vote. 2) It redistributed the borough and the county seats.
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Before 1832 about ..... men could vote, after the Act it was ........ men who could vote?
Before 1832 about 1/10 men could vote, after the Act it was 1/5 men who could vote
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Which 2 people mainly wanted the Reform Bill passed?
Lord Grey and Lord John Russel
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Was voting a secret due to the 1832 Reform Act?
No, the voter still had to stand up in front of everyone to announce who they voted for, which enabled bribery and intimidation.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
How many rotten boroughs were disenfranchised?
Back
56
Card 3
Front
How many MP's lost representation due to the Act?
Back
Card 4
Front
How many boroughs with fewer than 4,000 inhabitants lost their MP's.
Back
Card 5
Front
With the redistribution due to the Act, how many seats were given to the counties?
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