The Free and Independent
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The Free and Independent

The Trials, Temptations and Triumphs of the Parliamentary Elector

  1. 194 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Free and Independent

The Trials, Temptations and Triumphs of the Parliamentary Elector

About this book

The Free and Independent (1949) looks at Parliament from the point of view of the Elector rather than the Elected. After dealing with the early history of elections when the franchise was sometimes considered to be a nuisance rather than a privilege, it traces the recognition of the value of the franchise primarily because it secured certain advantages for towns and districts, but also because it was discovered that a vote could be sold often at a high price. It then considers the long struggle for reform and looks at the Crown and the elector, bribery and corruption, and female electors.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Original Title Page
  6. Original Copyright Page
  7. Dedication
  8. Foreword
  9. Table of Contents
  10. Illustrations
  11. I. Knights of the Shire
  12. II. The Borough
  13. III. Something for Nothing
  14. IV. Crown and Electors
  15. V. The Electoral Woman
  16. VI. Bribery and Corruption
  17. VII. Some Famous Elections
  18. VIII. Reform
  19. IX. Fifty Years of Progress
  20. X. Twentieth Century
  21. XI. Election Petitions
  22. XII. University Elections
  23. XIII. Squibs and Cartoons
  24. XIV. Yesterday and Tomorrow
  25. Representation of the People
  26. Bibliography
  27. Index