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or "Lower House", originally the part of parliament which consisted of the representatives of [[borough|boroughs]] and [[county|counties]]. The franchise was not following unified principles, and the distribution of the boroughs until the [[First Reform Bill|Reform Act of 1832]] did not acknowledge demographic changes. | or "Lower House", originally the part of parliament which consisted of the representatives of [[borough|boroughs]] and [[county|counties]]. The franchise was not following unified principles, and the distribution of the boroughs until the [[First Reform Bill|Reform Act of 1832]] did not acknowledge demographic changes. | ||
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Revision as of 16:38, 4 November 2016
or "Lower House", originally the part of parliament which consisted of the representatives of boroughs and counties. The franchise was not following unified principles, and the distribution of the boroughs until the Reform Act of 1832 did not acknowledge demographic changes.