They continued to elect representatives but slowly lost members to the emerging parties of the Third Republic.
The state continued to elect Democrats to the Senate, as it had done since 1972.
The influence that the vote gave to the farmers was not exploited at first, and they continued to elect civil servants as their parliamentary representatives.
By the late 18th century, all Cossack males were required to serve in the Russian army for 20 years, and, although each Cossack village (stanitsa) continued to elect its own assembly, the hetman was appointed by the central government.
The Catholic Church continued to elect older popes throughout the late 17th and early 18th centuries, a period that included the selection of the 79-year-old Alexander VIII, the 76-year-old Innocent XII, the 75-year-old Benedict XIII and the 78-year-old Clement XII.
During general elections, Singaporeans still continue to elect MPs who best represent their interests, and NMPs do not feature in the equation.
"If we continue to elect the same Washington politicians, we cannot expect different results," Mr. Winslow said.
Parliament at Westminster, to which Scots will continue to elect mps, will control defence and foreign affairs, macroeconomic policy, taxation and social security.
But Senator Joseph L. Bruno, the Republican majority leader, said he was confident "that these districts will continue to elect a Republican majority".
For all those who continue to elect QSBS, this would, as we have seen, most certainly be painful.
