Scenes from the Elections - drawn by George Thomas, 1857. Voting in Britain. In the 1857 general election, the Whigs, led by Lord Palmerston, won a majority in the House of Commons. Only men who were landowners were allowed to vote. From "Illustrated London News", 1857.

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