The 1885 Election & The Liberal Alliance (Leaving Cert History): Flashcards
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Reform Act 1884: voters added
Reform Act 1884: voters added
About 2.5 million new voters
Reform Act 1884: which class added?
Reform Act 1884: which class added?
Working class
Redistribution Act 1885: purpose
Redistribution Act 1885: purpose
Redrew constituency boundaries for equal representation
Leader of Irish Parliamentary Party 1885
Leader of Irish Parliamentary Party 1885
Charles Stewart Parnell
Liberal Party leader 1885
Liberal Party leader 1885
William Gladstone
Conservative Party leader 1885
Conservative Party leader 1885
Lord Salisbury
1885 election: result type?
1885 election: result type?
Hung parliament
Liberal Party seats won 1885
Liberal Party seats won 1885
335 seats
Conservative Party seats won 1885
Conservative Party seats won 1885
249 seats
Irish Parliamentary Party seats 1885
Irish Parliamentary Party seats 1885
86 seats
What was the Liberal Alliance?
What was the Liberal Alliance?
Strategic cooperation between Liberals and IPP after 1885
Year first Home Rule Bill introduced
Year first Home Rule Bill introduced
1886
Who introduced first Home Rule Bill?
Who introduced first Home Rule Bill?
Gladstone
Who were the Liberal Unionists?
Who were the Liberal Unionists?
Liberals who opposed Home Rule, joined Conservatives
IPP's role after 1885 election
IPP's role after 1885 election
Held balance of power