[phoebe]

can anyone point out the advantages and disadvantages of the parliamentary system in the UK before 1832, please.

[Mrs Faithorn]

Well, yes we could answer your question directly, but it isn't the policy of this site to 'do your homework for you'. Rather we try to encourage you to think things through for yourself and/or to point you in the direction of useful resources on the www.

To answer your question you really need to think about who /what sections of society benefitted from the way Members of Parliament were elected before 1832 and about the areas of the country that were well represented.

You then need to think about the groups that were disadvantaged by the system because they had no representation in Parliament either because of their social status or because they lived in an area that was not well represented. (think of the impact on new areas of rapidly growing population here because of the Industrial Revolution)

I cann ot find a page on the www specifically helpful for your question, but this page on the 1832 Reform Act contains some clues

If you have any other specific questions then do post again.