Talk:John St Aubyn, 1st Baron St Levan

The ballot
St Aubyn promised to vote for "for the ballot, in the event of any constituency needing the protection of it". What does this mean? Vernon White '''. . . Talk''' 19:03, 4 May 2008 (UTC)
 * Prior to the Ballot Act 1872, votes were cast publicly, which meant that landowners etc could exert pressure on their tenants to vote in a particular way. DuncanHill (talk) 12:05, 6 May 2008 (UTC)