The great landowners in the house of commons, 1833-85

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This prosopographical article demonstrates that the traditional British landed interest suffered very little by the terms of the 1832 Reform Act. They maintained their customary dominance of the house of commons, although voting records show that they had lost some of their ability to push legislation through the House that spoke to their more parochial interests. By contrast, the 1867 Reform Act caused serious erosion of their legislative power in the Commons. The 1874 election, especially in Ireland, saw great landowners losing their county seats to tenant farmers. Democracy was coming to Britain; just not as soon as some would have it. © The Parliamentary History Yearbook Trust 2013.

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Krein, D. F. (2013). The great landowners in the house of commons, 1833-85. Parliamentary History, 32(3), 460–476. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1750-0206.2013.00311.x

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