8 0 1 ▁to ▁until ▁ 1 8 3 2 . ▁E lections ▁were ▁held ▁using ▁the ▁b loc ▁vote ▁system . ▁ ▁The ▁Reform ▁Act ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁abol ished ▁the ▁parliament ary ▁bor ough ▁of ▁Pen ry n . ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁Pen ry n ▁was ▁combined ▁with ▁neighbour ing ▁Fal mouth ▁to ▁form ▁the ▁new ▁parliament ary ▁bor ough ▁of ▁Pen ry n ▁and ▁Fal mouth . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Fran ch ise ▁The ▁bor ough ▁consisted ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Pen ry n , ▁a ▁market ▁town ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁of ▁Corn wall , ▁two ▁miles ▁from ▁the ▁Kill ig rew ▁seat ▁of ▁Ar wen ack ▁House ▁( which ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁became ▁the ▁nucle us ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Fal mouth ). ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁the ▁Kill ig rew ▁family ▁owned ▁the ▁fee ▁farm ▁of ▁Pen ry n ▁bor ough , ▁and ▁thus ▁had ▁a ▁strong ▁influence ▁in ▁the ▁bor ough ▁of ▁Pen ry n . ▁The ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁was ▁exerc ised ▁by ▁all ▁inhabitants ▁pay ing ▁sc ot ▁and ▁lot , ▁which ▁in ▁prosper ous ▁Pen ry n ▁made ▁for ▁a ▁big ▁enough ▁elect or ate ▁to ▁ensure ▁compet itive ▁elections ; ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁the ▁number ▁with ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁varied ▁between ▁ 1 3 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 , ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁over ▁ 5 0 0 ▁were ▁qualified . ▁ ▁Nevertheless ,