AQA GCSE History · 8145
Paper 2
Revise: Extension of the FranchiseEqual-sized constituencies: representation should be more evenly distributed between voting districts.
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GCSE History · key term
A geographical voting district whose electors choose their parliamentary representatives.
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Paper 2
Revise: Extension of the FranchiseEqual-sized constituencies: representation should be more evenly distributed between voting districts.
Paper 2
An area that elects one or more representatives to Parliament.
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The 1867 settlement left an important inequality: household suffrage applied in boroughs, but not on the same terms in county constituencies. A working-class man’s chance of qualifying could therefore depend on where he lived. Extending the borough qualifications to the counties would bring many rural workers, including agricultural labourers, into electoral politics.