The Ballot Act 1872[1] (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.[2][3][4] The act abolished the traditional hustings system of nomination and election in Britain.[5]
- ^ a b This short title was conferred on this act by section 33 of this act.
- ^ archive.org: "The Ballot Act, 1872, with an Introduction: Forming a Guide to the Procedure at Parliamentary and Municipal Elections", p. 97 (Fitzgerald, London, 1876)
- ^ telegraph.co.uk: "Our voting system is flawed, but politicians don't seem to care" (Moore) 30 May 2014
- ^ www.parliament.uk: 1872 Ballot Act (archival record)
- ^ Jon Lawrence, Electing Our Masters: The Hustings in British Politics from Hogarth to Blair (Oxford University Press, 2009), pp. 45–48.
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