Parliamentry reform

Timeline of parliamentary reform (small acts)

1872: Ballot Act

1883: Corrupt practices Act

1885: Redistribution Act

When was the Ballot Act introduced?

1872

What is the Ballot Act 1872?

Introduced secret ballot

Which act introduced secret ballot?

Ballot Act 1872

What act was in 1872?

Ballot Act

When was the Corrupt practices act?

1883

What act was in 1883?

Corrupt practices

What is Corrupt Practices Act 1883?

Set limits on campaign expenditure:

No > £710 for 1st 2,000 voters

No > £40 for additional 1,000 voters

Why was Corrupt Practices Act 1883 needed?

Redistribution of seats = no aristocratic influence so CONS + liberals kept bribing + treating electorate

Effect of Corrupt practices Act 1883

Ended decades of corruption

What was the limit of first 2,000 voters Corrupt practices Act 1883?

No > £710

What was the limit for additional 1,000 voters

>£40

When was the Redistribution Act passed?

1885

What was passed 1885?

Redistribution Act

2 parts of Redistribution Act 1885

Arlington Street Compact

Redistribution Act

What is

Arlington Street Compact

Redistribution Act

2 parts of redistribution act 1885

What is Arlington Street Compact?

-Established some single-member constituencies

-Creation of equal electoral districts

Who did Redistribution Act 1885 and why?

Salisbury of Tory party

CONS victory 1874 convinced him extending franchise not bad

Single member constituencies in suburbs, good coz they vote for tories

What is Redistribution Act 1885?

-28 boroughs with populations of >50,000 remained 2 member constituencies

-Rest became single seat constituencies (now no. of seats reflects population size)

What is

-28 boroughs with populations of >50,000 remained 2 member constituencies

-Rest became single seat constituencies (now no. of seats reflects population size)

Redistribution Act 1885

Effect of redistribution Act 1885