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Map Description
Historical Map of England and
Wales:
Parliamentary Representation in 1832 - Before the Reform Bill
Illustrating
Counties returning 1 member each
Counties returning 2 members each
County of Yorkshire returning 4 members of whom 2 were returned
by the West Riding
Boroughs returning 1 member each
Boroughs returning 2 members each
The City of London returned 4 members and the Universities of
Oxford & Cambridge 2 members
each.
In Wales the County towns returned their 1 member each in
conjunction with other smaller
boroughs of the same county, with the exception of (a) Merioneth
which had been disfranchised
in favor of Haverfordwest, (b) Beaumaris and Montgomery, which
had severed themselves
from their contributory boroughs.
Credits
University of Texas at Austin.
From the Cambridge Modern History Atlas, 1912.
Related Links
About the Reform
Act of 1832
Reform
Act of 1832 - Original Document
Related Maps
Map of England and Wales in 1832
Map of England and
Wales After 1832
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