Brackley, Old Sarum, Dunwich and Ansmither were examples of what that lost their status in 1832 (in the 1832 reform act)?
Reform Act 1832 many boroughs had a form of franchise that was unique to themselves. The largest borough, Westminster, had about 12,000 voters, while many of the smallest, usually known as "rotten boroughs", had fewer than 100 each. The most famous rotten borough was Old Sarum, which had 13 burgage plots that could be used to "manufacture" electors if necessary—usually around half a dozen was thought sufficient. Other examples were Dunwich (32 voters), Camelford (25), and Gatton (7). By contrast, France in 1831 had a population of 32 million, about double the 16.5 million in England, Wales and Scotland. But there were only
Scottish Reform Act 1832 Scottish Reform Act 1832 The Scottish Reform Act 1832 was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the election laws of Scotland. The act was passed at approximately the same time as the Reform Act 1832, which applied to England and Wales. The chief architects of the act were Francis Jeffrey and Henry Cockburn. It was subsequently given the official short title of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832. The Act revolutionized politics in Scotland, with its population of 2 million. Its old electorate was only 0.2% of the population compared to 4% in England. The