1867 Reform Act - Coleg y Cymoedd Moodle
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The Lion Vs The Unicorn.
Aim
To provide learners with a detailed knowledge of the
passing of the Second Reform Act of 1867.
To Explore the what motivated the Conservatives to
pass the reform act and the effects that it had.
Outcomes
Identify the causes for a renewal in the issue of
Parliamentary reform.
Describe the passage of the Act through
Parliament.
Describe the content of the Act
Evaluate the motivations behind the
Conservatives putting the act before Parliament.
Identify why the Liberal Party benefited from
the Reform Act.
Analyse the impact the Act of the Conservative
party.
Background
Why the calls for
reform?
Failure of 1832 Great Reform Act
Increasing population, particularly in urban
areas
Development of Railways, printed materials
and education
Changing political identities
Strengthening of Trade Unionism
Growth of Radical calls for reform
Growth of reform organisations
Passage of the Act
1864 – Reform Union founded
1865 – Reform League founded
1865 – Lord Russell Became PM
1866 – Gladstone introduced a reform bill
(June)This bill was defeated in the Commons
(June)Russell resigned and Lord Derby became
PM, Disraeli becomes Chancellor
(July) Hyde Park riots
1867 – (March)Disraeli introduced the
Reform Act
(August) Reform Act became law.
Question
Thinking back to the Great Reform Act of 1832, what
differences do you notice about the passage of the
Second Reform Act?
What did the Act do?
Extended the Franchise
In the Boroughs:
All male householders could vote, regardless of the type of
dwelling as long as they had lived there for 12 months.
Lodgers paying at least £10 per month in rent could also vote, again
as long as they had been there 12 months.
In the Counties:
Arrangements remained as per 1832 but with the addition:
Owners or leaseholders of lands of yearly value of £5 or more could
vote, along with owners of land to a rateable value of £12 per year
who also paid poor rates.
Redistribution:
45 Seats were taken from Boroughs with populations of under
10,000 inhabitants and 7 towns were disenfranchised for
corruption.
25 seats were given to counties, 20 seats were created for new
boroughs, 6 boroughs received 1 extra seat each, and London
University was given a seat.
Question
What do you notice about the content of the reform
bill, what sort of things are missing?
Why would the Conservatives
want reform?
Read through the following extracts to see if you can
identify any reasons why the Conservative would be
willing to put forward a reform bill.
Why did the Liberals win
the 1868 election?
Effective election campaigning by Gladstone and the
Liberals.
Liberals won the Middle Class and Working Class vote.
Non-conformists were won over by the Liberal election
promises concerning the dis-establishment of the
Anglican church in Ireland.
Poor election campaign by the Conservatives.
How did 1867 impact
the Conservatives?
Disraeli was now outright leader of the party
Instigated party reform
Developed One Nation Conservatism
Sought to combine support from the W/C, M/C and
L/C
How did impact Britain?
It did not include any aspect of secret ballot
The distribution of seats left a lot to be desired
People such as miners still did not have a vote, nor did
many agricultural labourers
Increased electorate meant that they were now too large
to bribe effectively.
Forced political parties to realise that they would need to
start explaining their policies – development of election
campaigns
Assessment Hour
Read through the article from the Spectator as well
as drawing on your own knowledge and consider
the following question:
“Was Disraeli genuinely interested in creating a nation
based upon the notion of ‘One Nation Conservatism’
or was this a pragmatic political response to win the
1874 general election”