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Chartists were people who supported the 1838 'People's Charter'.
The Charter called for Universal Male Suffrage, Parliamentary voting by Secret Ballot, Salaried Members of Parliament (so that a political career was open to men with no private income) - and a host of other ideas, most of which we now take for granted.
The political reforms of the later Nineteenth Century nearly all originated in Chartism.
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Why did the chartists fall apart?
The chartists fell apart as they all had tried absolutely everything and nothing had worked for them hope this helped :)
Why did people join the chartists?
They wanted to join it as many people were working class and they wanted the vote and one way to do that was to join the chartists
What did the suffragists and the charitists in have common?
well i am not sure if they have much in common i know that they were both protest groups in the 20th century and both tried to gain a certain right, but other than that there is not many.. although there are many differences present such as suffragists are non violent protestors and chartists are violent, the suffragists were aiming to gain women the vote and chartists were trying to gain rights for poor people(i think), suffragists were led by women and charitists (i think) were men(or mainly men) leading them. etc i hope this helped
Demanded voting rights and secret ballots?
The demand for voting rights and secret ballots reflects a desire for democratic principles and fair elections. Voting is a fundamental right that empowers citizens to have a say in the political process. Secret ballots ensure the privacy and integrity of the voting process, allowing individuals to freely express their choices without fear of retribution or coercion.
Did the Chartists succeed?
Not really they only achieve one of the 6 demands (and that was in 10 years!), they were: 1. A vote for every man 21 years of age, of sound mind, and not undergoing punishment for crime. 2. Secret ballots. 3. No property qualification for Members of Parliament. 4. Payment of MPs. 5. Equal size constituencies. 6. Annual parliaments.
