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== In British politics== In British politics, 'exclusive dealing' was, before the introduction of the [[secret ballot]] by the [[Ballot Act 1872]], a means by which those without the vote could exert pressure on shopkeepers etc. β a policy that any shopkeeper voting against the popular candidate would lose the custom of non-voters of an opposite persuasion. The practice was much the same as a modern [[boycott]]; it was effective for the Radicals in some borough constituencies,<ref>{{cite thesis|last=Bickerstaffe|first=Derek|title=Politic and party organisation in Oldham|url=http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/9701/1/9701_6494.PDF|website=Durham E-Theses Online|publisher=[[Durham University]]|date=1964|page=17|access-date=January 25, 2023}}</ref> and they were therefore wary of any offer or attempt to introduce the secret ballot ahead of a substantial extension of the franchise.
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