Parliamentary Elections (Ireland) Act 1829
Act of Parliament | |
Dates | |
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Royal assent | 13 April 1829 |
Text of statute as originally enacted |
The Parliamentary Elections (Ireland) Act 1829, also known as the Irish Franchise Act 1829, ... no Person shall be admitted to vote at any Election of any Knight of the Shire to serve in the Parliament of the United Kingdom for any County in Ireland (save as hereinafter is provided), unless such Person shall have an Estate of Freehold, in Lands, Tenements, or Hereditaments in such County, of the clear Yearly Value of Ten Pounds at the least ...[2] The legislation received the royal assent on the same day as the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829
The impact of the fivefold increase in the property threshold has been estimated as a drop in the Irish electorate from 215,000 to 40,000. The Representation of the People (Ireland) Act 1832, increased the Irish electorate to around 60,500.[3]
Notes
- ISBN 9780521193146. Archivedfrom the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- ^ "Parliamentary Elections (Ireland) Act 1829". vLex. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ Johnston, Neil (1 March 2013). "The History of the Parliamentary Franchise (Research Paper 13-14)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
Further reading
- McElroy, M. (2007). "The Impact of the Parliamentary Elections (Ireland) Act (1829) on the Irish Electorate, c. 1829–32". In Blackstock, A.; Magennis, E. (eds.). Politics and Political Culture in Britain and Ireland, 1750–1850. pp. 24–40.
External links
- "Parliamentary Elections (Ireland) Act 1829". Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. His Majesty's statute and law printers. 1829.
- "Parliamentary Elections (Ireland) Act 1829". vlex Justis.