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This poll book from 1843 lists those entitled to vote in the second ward of Aberdeen City. The names and occupations of those standing are listed across the top of the page. The number of votes for each cadidate is listed cumulatively, and the final…

James Adam, the author, was the Radical editor of the Aberdeen Herald. He had attended a conference in Birmingham in 1842 which adopted the six main Chartist points - even though conference refused to call itself Chartist. The main points were:…

These notes from the Aberdeen Magazine describe elections held prior to the 1st Reform Act.

For the first general election in 1832, the names of all those entitled to vote had to be registered by the Sherriffs. Note how nearly a quarter of those people claiming the right to vote were disallowed. This might be because the claimant did not…

This magazine was produced by students at Aberdeen University who were supporting Winston Churchill as candidate for Rector.

This pamphlet provides instructions on how to conduct an election under the rules of the 1831 Reform Act for Scotland. On the first page, note how the directions state that the Sheriff should 'proclaim (read aloud) the writ at the market cross'.…

This notice details Aberdeen's polling districts in 1837.

A pre-1832-Reform Act look at corruption in parliamentary elections.

This poster urges the electorate to vote for the Tory Provost James Hadden.

This essay on the condition of farm servants in the mid nineteenth century has been written from a farmer's point of view. The farmer sees the servants as 'mere living agricultural machines' and feels that they would benefit from moral and spiritual…