The Franchise and Politics in British North America, 1755-1867

Acadian acres aliens allowed amendment appointed April Assembly assessment franchise Attorney Bathurst bill Board of Trade British North British subjects Brunswick Canada East candidates Cape Breton Carleton Colonial Office Conservatives Constitutional Act controverted election committees Crown lands determined disfranchisement disputed elections disputed returns Douglas electoral districts enfranchised English established Executive Council favour franchise freehold freehold franchise French Canadian Government grants Grenville Halifax House Ibid immigrants Imperial Parliament Instructions issued John July leaseholders Legislative Council Legislature Liberal Lieutenant Governor Lower Canada loyalists manhood suffrage March Montreal municipal Nova Scotia oath of allegiance occupants party petition political population possessed Prince Edward Island Protestant province qualification Quebec Reform refused representation resident returning officers Roman Catholics secure select committee session sheriff Stat statute Sydenham territorial disfranchisement tion town townships Upper Canada Vancouver Island vote voters writ