THE 1868 GENERAL ELECTIONS IN GREAT BRITAIN: TACTICS FOR WORKING-CLASS VOTERS

The article examines the electoral struggle of the Liberal and Conservative parties in Great Britain on the eve of the elections to the House of Commons in 1868. The features of the election campaign are shown. As a result of the electoral reform, the number of voters had been significantly increase...

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Main Author: I. Uznarodov
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Language:Russian
Published: North-Caucasus Federal University 2021-09-01
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Online Access:https://humanitieslaw.ncfu.ru/jour/article/view/265
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THE 1868 GENERAL ELECTIONS IN GREAT BRITAIN: TACTICS FOR WORKING-CLASS VOTERS
Гуманитарные и юридические исследования
united kingdom
working-class voters
electoral tactics
conservative party
liberal party
parliamentary elections
title THE 1868 GENERAL ELECTIONS IN GREAT BRITAIN: TACTICS FOR WORKING-CLASS VOTERS
title_full THE 1868 GENERAL ELECTIONS IN GREAT BRITAIN: TACTICS FOR WORKING-CLASS VOTERS
title_fullStr THE 1868 GENERAL ELECTIONS IN GREAT BRITAIN: TACTICS FOR WORKING-CLASS VOTERS
title_full_unstemmed THE 1868 GENERAL ELECTIONS IN GREAT BRITAIN: TACTICS FOR WORKING-CLASS VOTERS
title_short THE 1868 GENERAL ELECTIONS IN GREAT BRITAIN: TACTICS FOR WORKING-CLASS VOTERS
title_sort 1868 general elections in great britain tactics for working class voters
topic united kingdom
working-class voters
electoral tactics
conservative party
liberal party
parliamentary elections
url https://humanitieslaw.ncfu.ru/jour/article/view/265
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