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To study the social and economic composition of Parliament (1852 - 1867) and the political behaviour of the men who sat in it.

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Variables Political party of respondent, whether married at time of election, nationality, date and place of birth, occupation, social class, whether titled, legal status, career history, office held, membership of clubs, details of elections fought and results, number of relatives involved in politics. Respondent's voting behaviour for issues between 1852 and 1867, for example: franchise, ballot procedures, church rates, Ireland, foreign policy, education, armed forces, taxes, etc. Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research.

51 successful candidates 32 unsuccessful candidates

Compilation or synthesis of existing material

Compilation of published data plus materials from private papers etc.