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The Act was championed by [[Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey]]. | The Act was championed by [[Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey]]. | ||
According to its preamble, the Act was designed to "take effectual Measures for correcting divers Abuses that have long prevailed in the Choice of Members to serve in the Commons House of Parliament". | According to its preamble, the Act was designed to "take effectual Measures for correcting divers Abuses that have long prevailed in the Choice of Members to serve in the Commons House of Parliament". | ||
Before the reform, most members nominally represented boroughs. | Before the reform, most members nominally represented boroughs. | ||
Frequently the selection of MPs was effectively controlled by one powerful patron: for example Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk controlled eleven boroughs. | Frequently the selection of MPs was effectively controlled by one powerful patron: for example Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk controlled eleven boroughs. | ||
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* ''[[The Adulteration of Bergamot]]'', a lost erotic novel by [[Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (nonfiction)]] | * ''[[The Adulteration of Bergamot]]'', a lost erotic novel by [[Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (nonfiction)]] | ||
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_Act_1832 Reform Act 1832] @ Wikipedia | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_Act_1832 Reform Act 1832] @ Wikipedia | ||
Latest revision as of 19:01, 24 June 2016
The Representation of the People Act 1832 (known informally as the 1832 Reform Act, Great Reform Act or First Reform Act to distinguish it from subsequent Reform Acts) was an Act of Parliament which introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system of England and Wales.
The Act was championed by Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey.
According to its preamble, the Act was designed to "take effectual Measures for correcting divers Abuses that have long prevailed in the Choice of Members to serve in the Commons House of Parliament".
Before the reform, most members nominally represented boroughs.
Frequently the selection of MPs was effectively controlled by one powerful patron: for example Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk controlled eleven boroughs.
In the News
Fiction cross-reference
- The Adulteration of Bergamot, a lost erotic novel by Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (nonfiction)
Nonfiction cross-reference
External links:
- Reform Act 1832 @ Wikipedia