Overview

This volume explores constitutional reform, and in particular expansions in the franchise. It presents evidence covering the origins of these transitions and the subsequent development of demands for reform. It also deals with other changes such as the secret ballot. The volume examines accounts of the debates that took place about the merits of reform and the form it should take if enacted. It includes evidence of the party-political considerations and tactical motivations leading to reforms; and the way in which various individuals and groups received them once enacted. The volume also presents evidence of the limits of change and the persistence of certain traditional aspects of the constitution.

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Author:   Andrew Blick
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.512kg
ISBN:  

9780367417628

ISBN 10:   0367417626
Pages:   174
Publication Date:   14 July 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Volume I: Reform General Introduction Volume 1 Introduction Part 1. 1776 - 1832 1. John Wilkes, ‘Parliamentary Reform’ 2. John Cartwright, Take Your Choice! Representation and Respect, Imposition and Contempt 3. William Pitt, ‘Reform of the Franchise’ 4. William Pitt, ‘Reform of the Franchise’ 5. Thomas Spence, The Constitution of Spenconia, 6. Jeremy Bentham, Parliamentary Reform Catechism 7. William Cobbett, To the Journeymen of England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland 8. Lord John Russell, ‘Parliamentary Reform’ 9. Sir Robert Peel MP, ‘Parliamentary Reform’ 10. Duke of Wellington, ‘Parliamentary Reform’ 11. Henry Hunt, ‘Rights of Women’ 12. Reform Act, 1832 Part 2. 1832 - 1884 13. Petition Agreed to at the Crown and Anchor meeting, 28 February 1837 14. George Grote, ‘The Ballot’ 15. Marion Reid, ‘A Plea For Woman’ 16. Benjamin Disraeli, ‘Reform’ 17. Edward Baines, ‘Borough Franchise Bill’ 18. William Gladstone, ‘Borough Franchise Bill’ 19. William Gladstone, ‘Representation of the People Bill’ 20. Mrs Bodichon Reasons for the Enfranchisement of Women 21. J. S. Mill, ‘Suffrage’ 22. Reform Act, 1867 23. George Eliot, ‘(Fictitious) Address to Working Men, by ""Felix Holt""’ 24. Thomas Hare, ‘Machinery of Representation’ 25. The Ballot Act, 1872 26. Millicent Fawcett, ‘Women’s Suffrage’ 27. W. E. Gladstone, ‘Representation of the People Amendment Bill’ 28. Representation of the People Act 1884 Part 3. 1884-1928 29. Albert Venn Dicey, ‘Ought the Referendum to be Introduced into England?’ 30. Mrs Pankhurst, ‘The Importance of the Vote’ 31. John Humphreys, ‘A Study in Methods of Election’ 32. Lord Balfour of Burleigh, ‘Reference to the People Bill’ 33. Earl of Crewe, ‘Reference to the People Bill’ 34. Violet Markham, ‘Woman’s Sphere’ 35. Joseph Compton-Rickett, ‘Representation of the People (Women) Bill’ 36. Philip Snowden, ‘Representation of the People (Women) Bill’ 37. Conference on Electoral Reform, Letter from Mr. Speaker to the Prime Minister 38. Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 39. Representation of the People Act 1918 40. Sir William Joynson Hicks, ‘Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Bill’ 41. Brigadier-General Sir George Cockerill, ‘Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Bill’ 42. Ellen Wilkinson, ‘Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Bill’ 43. Margaret Bondfield, ‘Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Bill’ 44. Viscountess (Nancy) Astor, ‘Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Bill’ 45. Stanley Baldwin, ‘Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Bill’ 46. Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928, Polling Districts and Places 47. Virginia Woolf, ‘A Room of One’s Own’ Index"

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Professor Andrew Blick is Head of the Department of Political Economy and Professor of Politics and Contemporary History at Kings College London, UK.

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