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Edmund Burke : Theories of Representation Burke discusses two theories about representation in his speech accepting the Bristol parliament seat in 1774. One is that a man elected should do only that which the citizens of his elected area choose, disregarding his own inclinations of what is best for nations as a whole. The other is that being an elected official your judgment and ideas are owed to the people to create a stronger more prosperous nation, for all the people that inhabit the land not exclusively those who voted for the elected official. Burke’s first theory of representation limits the power of any representative, and would cause quarrels amongst citizens if political disagreement were to occur amongst those living in the same area. “It is his (elected official) duty to sacrifice his repose, his pleasure, his satisfaction to theirs, and in all cases prefer their interests to his own”(Burke 78). If a representative were to only do as his constituents have told him to do, his voice then correlates with their mind and not his own, even though it is his mind that was the elected official.
Approximate Word count = 717
Approximate Pages = 2.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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