1832 Reform Act.....standardised voting qualification. 1911 Parliament act introduced payment for MPs Sent from my iPad > On 9 Feb 2016, at 23:25, Irene Macleod via <ayrshire@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > No, MPs were not paid in 1830. The Electoral reform act wasn't passed till ...1832 or 1834. But even after that I don't think they got paid until the 20th century....once the Labour Party appeared with MPs drawn from the working class. > Irene > > Sent from my iPad > >> On 9 Feb 2016, at 22:39, mhhr via <ayrshire@rootsweb.com> wrote: >> >> Was the position of a Member of Parliament a paid position c1830? >> >> If so would they also enjoys expenses? >> >> I imagine it would be quite onerous for a Scottish politician to both tavel and accomodate himself while the house was sitting in London. >> >> Murray Reid >> NZ >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AYRSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to AYRSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message