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Electoral reform at work : local politics and national parties, 1832-1841

Title: Electoral reform at work : local politics and national parties, 1832-1841 / Philip Salmon.
Author: Salmon, Philip, 1968-
Publication: Suffolk, UK ; Rochester, NY : Royal Historical Society/Boydell Press, 2002.

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Description

x, 302 pages : illustrations (some color); 25 cm

Summary

Examines how the 1832 Reform Act's practical details had a profound impact on borough and county politics. Combining computer-assisted electoral analysis with traditional methods, the book traces the emergence of new types of voter partisanship and party organization after 1832.

Series Statement

Royal Historical Society studies in history. New series, 0269-2244

Uniform Title

Royal Historical Society studies in history. New series.

Subject

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-294) and index.

Contents

Voter registration and the reformed electorate -- Conservative and Liberal electoral organisation -- The election after 1832: tradition and transformation -- Electoral behaviour in the counties: influence and independence -- County politics and registration: case studies -- No representation without taxation: rates and votes -- The electoral politics of municipal reform -- The re-distribution of English and Welsh seats in 1832 -- Voting qualifications after 1832 -- Registration and polling returns by borough and county, 1832-1839 -- The assimilation of English boroughs to the New Poor Law.

ISBN

0861932617
9780861932610

LCCN

2002066444

OCLC

ocm49531002
49531002
SCSB-1289197

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library