<P> Chartism was also an important influence in some British colonies . Some leaders had been transported to Australia, where they spread their beliefs . In 1854, Chartist demands were put forward by the miners at the Eureka Stockade on the gold fields at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia . Within two years of the military suppression of the Eureka revolt, the first elections of the Victorian parliament were held, with near - universal male suffrage and by secret ballot . In the African colonies after 1920, there were occasional appearances of a "colonial chartism" which called for improved welfare, upgraded education, freedom of speech, and greater political representation for natives . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs expansion . You can help by adding to it . (April 2018) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This section needs expansion . You can help by adding to it . (April 2018) </Td> </Tr> <P> The Chartist movement was criticised by Thomas Carlyle in his 1840 book Chartism . </P>

Which two changes did the chartists campaign for