1832 Reform Act

Question 1

In the counties adult men could vote if what?

Answer 1

-owned freehold property worth 40shillings a year
-held a copy hold lease on land £10+ a year
-leasing/renting land £50+ a year

Question 2

In the boroughs adult men could vote if?

Answer 2

-owned/lived in property £10+ a year
-lived in said property for 1+ years
-paid all taxes, not receding poor relief in past year

Question 3

Who/what were disenfranchised in the Reform Act?

Answer 3

-56 rotten boroughs lost representation
-30 boroughs with fewer than 4000 inhabitants lost 1 of their 2 MPs
-22 new 2-member boroughs created
-20 new 1-member boroughs created

Question 4

What seats were redistributed?

Answer 4

-143 redistributed
-65 given to counties
-44 given to boroughs
-22 small towns given 1 MP each
-Scotland given 8 more MPs
-Ireland given 5 more MPs

Question 5

What happened to registration?

Answer 5

Votes had to be people’s registered before they could vote