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Protest, Agitation and Parliamentary Reform in Britain, c1780–1928

Changes in political parties, c1780–1928

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Recall questions on the loose connections of 1780, registration after 1832, the Birmingham caucus, the Primrose League, the rise of Labour, and party discipline.

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Key term

What were parties like around 1780?

Who and when

How did the 1832 Act change party organisation?

Key term

What was the Birmingham caucus?

Questions from this subtopic

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  1. 1

    What was the effect of abolishing the property qualification for MPs in 1858?

    Model answer

    It removed the requirement that MPs own property, opening the Commons to men without land.

  2. 2

    Why did payment of MPs (1911) matter?

    Model answer

    It introduced a salary (£400 a year), enabling working-class and Labour men to serve without private wealth.

  3. 3

    How did the Labour Party grow in this period?

    Model answer

    Founded as the Labour Representation Committee in 1900 and renamed the Labour Party in 1906, it won 29 seats in 1906 and grew to represent trade-union and working-class interests.

  4. 4

    How had the social makeup of the Commons changed by 1928?

    Model answer

    From aristocratic and landed dominance towards far greater inclusion of middle- and working-class MPs, helped by payment of MPs and the rise of Labour.

  5. 5

    What were parties like around 1780?

    Model answer

    Loose connections of families and followings around leading men rather than organised parties, with no manifestos, whips or national membership.

  6. 6

    How did the 1832 Act change party organisation?

    Model answer

    Registration of voters required local agents and associations, which produced the Carlton and Reform Clubs and the beginnings of national party machinery.

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