unreferenced date March 2011 The Humours of an Election is a series of four oil painting s and later engraving s by William Hogarth that illustrate British general election, 1754 the election of a Parliament of Great Britain member of parliament in List of Parliamentary constituencies in Oxfordshire Oxfordshire in 1754. The oil paintings were created in 1755. The first three paintings, An Election Entertainment , Canvassing for Votes and The Polling , demonstrate the Political corruption corruption endemic in Unreformed House of Commons parliamentary United Kingdom general elections elections in the 18th century, before the Reform Act 1832 Great Reform Act . The last painting, Chairing the Member , shows the celebrations of the victorious Tory candidates and their supporters. At this time each United Kingdom constituencies constituency elected two MPs, and there was a Suffrage Social class property qualification for voters, so only a minority of the male population was enfranchised. There was no secret ballot , so bribery and intimidation were rife. The originals are held by Sir John Soane s Museum , London. An Election Entertainment Image William Hogarth 028.jpg thumb 250px left An Election Entertainment , The Humours of an Election series, 1755 The painting depicts a tavern dinner organised by the British Whig Party Whig candidates, while the Tory Tories protest outside. The Tories are carrying an Antisemitism antisemitic caricature of a Jew, a reference to Jewish Naturalization Act 1753 recent legislation passed by the Henry Pelham Whig government which allowed greater freedom ... for Votes , The Humours of an Election series, 1755 This scene depicts Tory and Whig agents ... 031.jpg thumb 250px left The Polling , The Humours of an Election series, 1755 Voters are shown .... Chairing the Member Image William Hogarth 029.jpg thumb 250px Chairing the Member , The Humours of an Election series, 1755 One of the victorious Tory candidates is being carried through the streets ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 The comedy of humours refers to a genre of drama tic comedy that focuses on a fictional character character or range of characters, each of whom has one overriding trait or Humorism humour that dominates their personality and conduct. This comic technique may be found in Aristophanes , but the England English playwright s Ben Jonson and George Chapman popularized the genre in the closing years of the sixteenth century. In the later half of the seventeenth century, it was combined with the comedy of manners in Restoration comedy . Image Lavater1.jpg right thumb 200px The four Humourism humours or temperaments Clockwise from top right choleric melancholic sanguine phlegmatic . In Jonson s Every Man in His Humour acted 1598 , which made this type of Play theatre play popular, all the words and acts of Kitely are controlled by an overpowering suspicion that his wife is unfaithful George Downright, a country squire, must be frank above all things the country gull in town determines his every decision by his desire to catch on to the manners of the city gallant. In his Induction play Induction to Every Man out of His Humour 1599 Jonson explains his character formula thus blockquote Some one peculiar quality br Doth so possess a man, that it doth draw br All his affects, his spirits, and his powers, br In their confluctions, all to run one way. blockquote The comedy of humours owes something to earlier vernacular comedy but more to a desire to imitate the classical comedy of Plautus and Terence and to combat the vogue of Shakespearean comedy romantic comedy , as developed by William Shakespeare . The satiric purpose of the comedy of humours and its realistic method lead to more serious character studies with Jonson s The Alchemist play The Alchemist . The humours each had associated physical and mental characteristics the result was a system that was quite subtle in its capacity for describing types of personality. DEFAULTSORT Comedy Of Humours ... more details
Elections A by election occasionally also spelled bye election , and known in the United States and the Philippines as a special election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections. Usually a by election occurs when the incumbent has died ... because of a recall election recall , Nobility ennoblement colloquially known in the U.K. ... called as a result of a constituency election being invalidated by voting irregularities. Historically, members of some parliaments were required to seek re election upon being appointed to a political ... Two round system with or first past the post election system without a runoff election runoff ..., the consequences vary. For example, a by election may be held to fill just the vacancy or all the seats in the constituency become up for grabs in the by election held. Scotland and New Zealand still ... member constituencies by the single transferable vote . Alternatives to holding a by election include having the most voted losing candidate for the previous election fill the vacancy excluding disqualified ... the next general election or nominating another candidate with the same affiliation as the one whose ... than in general election s. However, by elections can become crucial when the ruling party has only ... Callaghan 1976 79 . In the United States, United States Senate special election in Massachusetts, 2010 Scott Brown s election in 2010 ended the filibuster proof majority formerly enjoyed by Democratic ... s win in an Ontario provincial by election in 2004 allowed the Ontario New Democratic Party Ontario ... well in by elections than in general elections, the Swing politics swing in party support in a by election compared to the previous election is often taken as an indicator of changes in general party ... impending defeat in the next general election. By election upsets can also have a psychological impact ... Grey s 1989 by election victory in Beaver River electoral district Beaver River was seen as evidence ... more details
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Preston by election may may refer to one of several by election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Preston UK Parliament constituency Preston , in Lancashire Preston by election, 1903 Preston by election, 1915 Preston by election, 1929 Preston by election, 1940 Preston by election, 1946 Preston by election, 2000 disambig ... more details
1832 election may refer to Newfoundland general election, 1832 United Kingdom general election, 1832 United States presidential election, 1832 disambig ... more details
Aberdare by election could refer to two by election by elections held for the Parliament of the United Kingdom Aberdare by election, 1946 Aberdare by election, 1954 disamb ... more details
Henley by election may refer to either of three by election s in the United Kingdom Parliament UK parliamentary constituency of Henley UK Parliament constituency Henley Henley by election, 1917 Henley by election, 1932 Henley by election, 2008 disambig ... more details
Paisley by election may refer to one of five parliamentary by elections held in the constituency of Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland Paisley by election, 1884 Paisley by election, 1891 Paisley by election, 1920 Paisley by election, 1948 Paisley by election, 1961 See also Paisley South by election disambiguation disambig ... more details
Greenock by election may refer to one of six by elections for the British House of Commons constituency of Greenock, in Renfrewshire, Scotland Greenock by election, 1845 Greenock by election, 1878 Greenock by election, 1884 Greenock by election, 1936 Greenock by election, 1941 Greenock by election, 1955 See also Greenock UK Parliament constituency disambig ... more details
wiktionary election An election is a political process. Election may also refer to Election CBBC Election CBBC won by Quincy Washington Election novel Election novel , by Tom Perrotta Election 1999 film Election 1999 film , an American comedy directed by Alexander Payne Election 2005 film Election 2005 film , a Hong Kong action thriller directed by Johnnie To Predestination , a religious concept A List of The Vicar of Dibley episodes Series One 1994 first series episode of the TV series The Vicar of Dibley Leader election , a concept in distributed computing disambig it Election ... more details
1980 election may refer to In Australia Australian federal election, 1980 Queensland state election, 1980 Western Australian state election, 1980 In Canada Canadian federal election, 1980 Toronto municipal election, 1980 In Chile Chilean national plebiscite, 1980 In Germany German federal election, 1980 In Iran Iranian presidential election, 1980 In New Zealand East Coast Bays by election, 1980 Northern Maori by election, 1980 Onehunga by election, 1980 In Portugal Portuguese legislative election, 1980 Portuguese presidential election, 1980 In the United Kingdom Glasgow Central by election, 1980 In the United States North Dakota United States Senate election, 1980 United States House elections, 1980 United States Senate elections, 1980 United States presidential election, 1980 In Zimbabwe Zimbabwean parliamentary election, 1980 disambig Category 1980 elections ... more details
Rochdale by election may refer to one of three by elections held for the British House of Commons constituency of Rochdale in Lancashire Rochdale by election, 1940 , an unopposed war time election Rochdale by election, 1958 , the first televised election in the UK Rochdale by election, 1972 See also Rochdale List of United Kingdom by elections disambig ... more details
Wilton by election may refer to one of several parliamentary by elections held for the British House of Commons constituency of Wilton in Wiltshire Wilton by election, 1841 Wilton by election, 1855 Wilton by election, 1877 Wilton by election, 1900 Wilton by election, 1918 See also Wilton UK Parliament constituency disambig ... more details
Barnsley by election may refer to Barnsley by election, 1897 , played a role in development of the ILP Barnsley by election, 1938 Barnsley by election, 1953 Barnsley East by election, 1996 , caused loss of Conservatives parliamentary majority Barnsley Central by election, 2011 , followed the jailing of Eric Illsley Lib Dem vote collapsed disambig ... more details
1924 Election could refer to one of two elections United States presidential election, 1924 United Kingdom general election, 1924 disambig ... more details
1976 election may refer to In Barbados Barbadian legislative election, 1976 In Canada Quebec general election, 1976 Toronto municipal election, 1976 In El Salvador Salvadoran legislative election, 1976 In Germany German federal election, 1976 In Ireland German federal election, 1976 In Italy Italian general election, 1976 In Portugal Portuguese legislative election, 1976 Portuguese presidential election, 1976 In Sweden Swedish general election, 1976 In the United States United States House elections, 1976 United States Senate elections, 1976 United States presidential election, 1976 disambig Category 1976 elections ... more details
1964 election may refer to In Canada Northwest Territories general election, 1964 Saskatchewan general election, 1964 In Chile Chilean presidential election, 1964 In Denmark Danish parliamentary election, 1964 In Luxembourg Luxembourgian legislative election, 1964 In Malaysia Malaysian general election, 1964 In Sweden Swedish general election, 1964 In the United Kingdom Greater London Council election, 1964 United Kingdom general election, 1964 In the United States United States presidential election, 1964 United States House elections, 1964 United States Senate elections, 1964 North Dakota United States Senate election, 1964 1964 Republican National Convention disambig ... more details
1836 election may refer to Chilean presidential election, 1836 United States presidential election, 1836 United States House of Representatives elections, 1836 disambig ... more details
Fake election may refer to A mock election , held for educational purposes, or An election with a high degree of electoral fraud . disambig Category Elections ... more details
Portsmouth by election may refer to one of two by elections held for the British House of Commons constituency of Portsmouth Portsmouth by election, 1900 Portsmouth by election, 1916 disambig ... more details
1816 election may refer to French legislative election, 1816 United States presidential election, 1816 United States House of Representatives elections, 1816 disambig ... more details
1820 election can refer to French legislative election, 1820 United States presidential election, 1820 United States House of Representatives elections, 1820 disambig ... more details
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