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1818 Nov r 25 Parl Reform Bill
1818 Nov r 25

Parl Reform Bill

Reasons

'.1. Seats and Districts

'.2. Electors Who

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Question 7. Between the interests of the whole male /female/ sex on the one part and the whole of the female sex on the other part is there that /does there exist a/ entire connection such, that by the male sex no injury could be done to the interest of the /aggregate of the/ female sex, without a real injury done to that of the male?

Answer. Such, as it seems, is the /a/ supposition generally entertained. Such at least is the only supposition by which the exclusion in question can be justified, unless it be supposed, that though by the exclusion an injury to a certain amount is done /produced/, yet the amount is not such as that the exclusion /prevention/ of it should be a good sufficient to compensate for the additional evil which would be produced in the shape of expense, vexation and delay, as above.

Upon experience and examination, should it ever appear /be established/ that an adequately strong conviction of interests has not place, and that for want of it, more evil is produced by injury done by the exclusion to the interests of the female sex than is [...?] for by the exclusion of the mass of Election evil abovementioned, the propensity of removing /abolishing/ this exclusion, and giving /according/ admission to the votes of females will have been established.

If in any other shape than as above, inconvenience[?] be really by the nature of the case, attached to admission given to the votes of females, it rests with him in whose opinion such additional inconvenience has existence /place/ to [...?] it and bring it distinctly to view.
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    Description: 1818 Nov r 25

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    '.2. Electors Who

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    Question 4. Those which are here excluded, for what reason are they excluded?

    Answer. Because while by admission respectively given to them considerable inconvenience would it is supposed be produced, by the exclusions thus put upon them, no inconvenience, would, it is supposed, in any shape be produced: no sacrifice made /detriment /injury/ done/ in any degree of /to/ any interests - not even of the interests of any of the individuals /persons/ so excluded.

    Question 5. How can it be, that by his /a person/ being excluded from the possession of this security, no injury /sacrifice/ shall be done to his interest in any shape?

    Answer. This may be the case, if between the interests of the persons whose votes are excluded /admitted/ and the interests of the persons whose votes are excluded, there be a connection so intimate and universally extensive, as that no injury can be done to the one set by the other, without injury to their own.

    Question 6. Were admission given to the votes of females would inconvenience in any shape be produced?

    Answer. Yes: The whole mass of that inconvenience which the nature of the case renders it impossible wholly to exclude from the Election process, to wit expense, vexation and delay, would be doubled: expense, including expenditure of valuable time as well as money.
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    ( 1) Saving as per Art. 4 and Art. 8

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    Question 1. or Note By this provision, with the exception of all such persons as are hereby specially excluded, to wit persons of the female sex, non-adults of the male sex, persons unable to read so long as they continue so, Military men in certain cases, and as per persons who at the times in question are lawfully placed /kept/ in a state of confinement, every person is admitted to contribute by his suffrage to the Election of a proposed Member of the Commons House

    Admission of every person, without any exception, would be in strictness of speech, admission of universal suffrage

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    It is said to be virtually universal for this reason: namely that in this way all interests would, it is supposed be as effectually provided for as they could be or are supposed to be by strictly universal suffrage. For the Reasons

    {To require a qualification is to put an exclusion upon all persons not possessed of it.}

    {Correspondent to exclusion is qualification.} /Qualification is exclusion in disguise./ To establish a qualification is to put an exclusion upon all persons not possessed of it.

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    For the refusal of it to persons of the female sex so as the votes be preserved by secresy, no reason /it has been shewn/ can be given that does noy apply with equal reason to persons of the male sex, and with stronger reason in a monarchy, against the admission of females to the throne.

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    Various classes of persons might be mentioned, who if the result of the election could depend upon the direction given to their suffrages /votes/, might by reason on account the ground of this or that disqualifying circumstance with reason be excluded. But for justification of such exclusion, sufficient proof of the existence of such disqualifying circumstances, would require to be given. Hence to an indefinite amount litiscontestation expence vexation and delay /must have place:/ evils which ought not to be admitted only their admission /was/ made up for by some [...?] /assigned/ preponderant good.