Free and Independent - The Trials, Temptations and Triumphs of the Parliamentary Elector

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.

Product details

• Authors: Hartley Kemball Cook
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.05.2025
• EAN: 9781041016083
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4101608-3
• No. of pages: 194
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Sociology, Political Parties, European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / National, Political leaders & leadership, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Regional Studies, Political Economy, Regional / International studies, Elections & referenda, Political leaders and leadership, Political parties and party platforms, Elections and referenda / suffrage