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TIL The Parliamentary Elections Ireland Act 1829, enacted on the same day as the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, raised the franchise qualification to 10 pounds from 40 shillings (2 pounds), which reduced the overall electorate in Ireland from 216,000 voters to just 37,000.

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