The bill disfranchised 60 of the smallest boroughs, and reduced the representation of 47 others. |
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In 1885 they created a new constitution, followed by statutes through 1889 that disfranchised most blacks and many poor whites. |
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While no constituencies were disfranchised in either of those countries, voter qualifications were standardised and the size of the electorate was expanded in both. |
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For nearly 40 years, Mr. Solarin, an unpretentious and intensely pugnacious man, has been an intellectual guru for Nigeria's disenchanted and disfranchised. |
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