Reform Act 1832
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reform-act-1832-183-10554786
title:
Reform Act 1832
text:
The Representation of the People Act 1832 was an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom that introduced major changes to the electoral system of England and Wales. It reapportioned constituencies to address the unequal distribution of seats and expanded franchise by broadening and standardising the property qualifications to vote. Only qualifying men were able to vote; the Act introduced the first explicit statutory bar to women voting by defining a voter as a male person. Before the reform, mo
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description:
UK law reforming the electoral system
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_Act_1832
date created:
2002-03-24T10:29:41Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T00:12:31Z
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