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1872 Pontefract by-election, the Glossary

The 1872 Pontefract by-election was fought on 15 August 1872.^[1]

Ballot Act 1872

The Ballot Act 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 33) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that introduced the requirement for parliamentary and local government elections in the United Kingdom to be held by secret ballot.

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Ballot box

A ballot box is a temporarily sealed container, usually a square box though sometimes a tamper resistant bag, with a narrow slot in the top sufficient to accept a ballot paper in an election but which prevents anyone from accessing the votes cast until the close of the voting period.

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Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is a ministerial office in the Government of the United Kingdom.

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Conservative Party (UK)

The Conservative and Unionist Party, commonly the Conservative Party and colloquially known as the Tories, is one of the two main political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Labour Party.

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Hugh Childers

Hugh Culling Eardley Childers (25 June 1827 – 29 January 1896) was a British Liberal statesman of the nineteenth century.

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Liberal Party (UK)

The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties in the United Kingdom, along with the Conservative Party, in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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List of ministerial by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Ministerial by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom at Westminster were held from 1801 to the 1920s when a Member of Parliament (MP) was appointed as a minister in the government. 1872 Pontefract by-election and List of ministerial by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom are ministerial by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Paymaster General

His Majesty's Paymaster General or HM Paymaster General is a ministerial position in the Cabinet Office of the United Kingdom.

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Pontefract (UK Parliament constituency)

Pontefract was an English parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Pontefract in the West Riding of Yorkshire, which returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons briefly in the 13th century and again from 1621 until 1885, and one member from 1885 to 1974. 1872 Pontefract by-election and Pontefract (UK Parliament constituency) are Pontefract.

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Pontefract cake

Pontefract cakes (also known as Pomfret cakes and Pomfrey cakes) are a type of small, roughly circular black sweet measuring approximately wide and thick, made of liquorice, originally manufactured in the Yorkshire town of Pontefract, England. 1872 Pontefract by-election and Pontefract cake are Pontefract.

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Secret ballot

The secret ballot, also known as the Australian ballot, is a voting method in which a voter's identity in an election or a referendum is anonymous.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1872_Pontefract_by-election

Also known as Pontefract by-election, 1872.

1872 Pontefract by-election, the Glossary

Table of Contents

Ballot Act 1872

Ballot box

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster

Conservative Party (UK)

Hugh Childers

Liberal Party (UK)

List of ministerial by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Paymaster General

Pontefract (UK Parliament constituency)

Pontefract cake

Secret ballot

See also

1872 elections in the United Kingdom

1872 in England

19th century in Yorkshire

August 1872 events

By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in West Yorkshire constituencies

Elections in Wakefield

Ministerial by-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom

Pontefract

References