Householder Franchise

Short description: Electoral system

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## History

The 1832 Reform Act expanded the number of voters in the United Kingdom. In the boroughs the right of voting was vested in all householders paying a yearly rental of £10 and, subject to one year residence qualification £10 lodgers (if they were sharing a house and the landlord was not in occupation).

In the counties, the franchise was granted to:

1. 40 shilling freeholders
2. £10 copyholders
3. £50 tenants
4. £10 long lease holders
5. £50 medium lease holders

Borough freeholders could vote in the counties if their freehold was between 40 shillings and £10, or if it was over £10 and occupied by a tenant.[1]

## References

1. ↑ "Terms of the 1832 Reform Act". 1997-04-30. https://victorianweb.org/history/reform2.html.

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