Grampound
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Grampound was a former parliamentary borough in Cornwall, England, historically known as a "rotten borough" due to its small electorate and susceptibility to corruption before its disenfranchisement in the 19th century.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former parliamentary borough
ⓘ
rotten borough ⓘ |
| associatedWith | parliamentary reform in the 19th century ⓘ |
| corruptionLevel | high ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| disenfranchisedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| disenfranchisedReason |
corruption
ⓘ
electoral bribery ⓘ |
| electoralIntegrity | notoriously corrupt ⓘ |
| electoralReputation | rotten borough ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post for MPs ⓘ |
| electorateSizeCharacteristic | very small electorate ⓘ |
| elects | Members of Parliament ⓘ |
| governanceEra | pre-Reform Act parliamentary system ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | borough with parliamentary representation ⓘ |
| historicCounty | Cornwall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impactOnHistory | used as an example in debates on rotten boroughs ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
electoral bribery
ⓘ
small electorate ⓘ susceptibility to corruption ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cornwall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| locatedOn | River Fal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryConstituencyType | borough constituency ⓘ |
| parliamentaryRepresentationEnded | 19th century reforms ⓘ |
| partOf | historic parliamentary boroughs of Cornwall ⓘ |
| politicalClassification | pocket borough ⓘ |
| region | West Country NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representedIn |
Parliament of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
abolished parliamentary borough
ⓘ
disenfranchised ⓘ |
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