Parties Flashcards
(26 cards)
What conservative club was established after the 1832 Reform Act?
Carlton Club- in response to tory defeat.
How did the Carlton club help with organisation?
-Encouraged voter registration + turnout in conservative constituencies
-Propaganda in press
-Publicised conservative views
-Provided a link between the national party and local constituencies.
What liberal organisation was established after 1832?
The Reform Club 1836
What did the Reform Club do to help with organisation?
-Local party organisation in places likely to pick up reformist views
-Encouraged voter registration
What key element of organisation came out of 1832?
-Manifesto
-Clubs
What was the Conservatives’ manifesto called? What did it do?
Tamworth Manifesto; essentially a tory manifesto; tories became known as conservatives.
What compact did the liberals make after 1832? What did it say?
Litchfield House Compact; radical MPs agreed to unite to defeat conservatives in government; forced Peel to resign; formation of liberals.
3 categories for changes to parties?
Organisation
Appeal
Ideology.
What ideological differences deepen after 1832?
Tories; divide into moderates v ultras.
Whigs: embrace social policies: slavery, working conditions, education.
What do the changes to parties after 1832 mean for appeal?
-Conservative dominance of county/rural seats solidified.
-Boroughs more urban and contested
Change in ideology under Disraeli?
One Nation conservatism; social reform like the Factory Act 1874 and Public Health Act 1875.
Change in ideology under Gladstone?
Free trade, low tax, modernisation.
How does the Lichfield House Compact help with appeal?
Broad coalition but issues around conflicting interests.
Conservative organisation following 1867?
Creation of a Conservative National Union and a Central Office in London. Appeal to new voters through national coordination and meetings, as well as social activities.
Conservative organisation in the 1880s?
Primrose League; promote party and support aspiring MPs; depended a subscription fee.
Primrose League success?
Involved women on an equal basis to men.
under 1000 in 1884; by 1891 over 1 million.
Liberal association after 1867?
Local liberal associations to attract working and middle class support; social activities and support for liberal representatives.
Ideological split among liberals after 1885?
Failure in Irish Home Rule and defeat in 1886- divide where unionists (76) left to join the conservatives
What ideology developed after 1885?
New Liberalism; social reform and welfare.
When did labour start to grow?
Following a coalliton after the war followed by a liberal decline and labour growth.
How did the tories increase their appeal after 1885?
Salisbury’s intervention and villa-toryism (suburban voters) increases appeal.
What ideology was the labour party rooted in?
Marx, Fabians and social democrats.
Desire to improve w/c representation and increase number of MPs from wc backgrounds.
How do labour leaders ensure their appeal?
Keir Hardy avoids reference to socialism.
What was appeal for labour based on?
Class; appeal to many left leaning groups- TUs, fabians etc.
