Voting by secret ballot
A parliamentary election, voting by secret ballot was only introduced in Britain in 1872 with Gladstone's Ballot Act removing the possible intimidation of open voting
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13732614
Media ID
47522629
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3780px x 2948px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
W Bromley in the Graphic, 1 March 1873. Image digitally colourised using AI
Date
1873
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