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