'''Rotten boroughs''' were districts in [[England]] in the early 1800s in which relatively few residents had the power to elect a representative with the same vote as much bigger districts. This gave the residents of the rotten boroughs greater relative voting power. | '''Rotten boroughs''' were districts in [[England]] in the early 1800s in which relatively few residents had the power to elect a representative with the same vote as much bigger districts. This gave the residents of the rotten boroughs greater relative voting power. |