This occupation franchise was the characteristic of the borough franchise after 1832. As ownership furnished the ordinary qualification for franchise in the counties, so in the boroughs, occupation, actual or constructive, was the basis of the suffrage.
This franchise system, which was prevalent in boroughs after 1832, relied on occupation as a qualification for suffrage. In counties, ownership served as the standard requirement for franchise, and similarly, in boroughs, occupation, whether actual or constructive, determined voting rights.