Talk:John St Aubyn, 1st Baron St Levan

Latest comment: 16 years ago by DuncanHill in topic The ballot

The ballot

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St Aubyn promised to vote for "for the ballot, in the event of any constituency needing the protection of it". What does this mean? Vernon White . . . Talk 19:03, 4 May 2008 (UTC)Reply

Prior to the Ballot Act 1872, votes were cast publicly, which meant that landowners etc could exert pressure on their tenants to vote in a particular way. DuncanHill (talk) 12:05, 6 May 2008 (UTC)Reply