Reform Act 1832

 Reform Act 1832 

 The Representation of the people acts 1832 (commonly known as the Reform Act 1832). The Act was a major political development in the 19th century.

In 1882 parliament passed a law changing the British electoral system. This was a response to many years of people criticizing the electoral System as unfair.

For example, there were constituencies with only a handful of voters that Elected two mp to the parliament.

 As the 19th century, progressed and the memory of the violent French Revolution there was growing acceptance that some parliamentary reform was Nessasasry.

The great reform Act introduced some revolutionary changes in the Representative system and Franchise systems of England. In the constitutional history of England, it proved to be an event of a significant act because it shook up the roots of ancient conventions. 

First Bill was presented to the British parliament in 1831.The Tory prime minister in 1830 Arthur Wellesley, First Duke of Wellington was resolutely opposed to parliamentary reform. When the Tory Government was expelled later in 1830, Earl Grey a whig become prime minister and promise to carry out parliamentary reform. The unequal distribution of seats, the extension  of the franchise, and rotten boroughs were all issues to be addressed. 

A range of factors determined whether you were eligible to send an mp to parliament at all. For a vote, including whether you lived in a country brought and whether they are eligible to send an mp to parliament.

In a few places, all men Could vote, but in the vast majority of locations, it depended on whether you owned property or paid certain taxes. As a result of the industrial revolution, many cities such as Manchester Sheffield, and Birmingham. which has become popular, as an Industrial center, but had no representative of their own in parliament. Sometimes there Were, notorious, rotten  boroughs, that had two MPs but only Seven voters. There were. also, pocket boroughs are owned by major leadership who chose their own mp. Moreover no secret ballot.

A range of factors, including the popular campaign by Birmingham's political union, caused many people to be to realize that change was necessary. The prime minister at the time the Duck of wellington defiant against reform, but he was forced out of office. King William IV the Whig, Earl Gray to form an administration and he used his position to ensure reform of the electoral system resulting reform Bill through the parliament that was extremely tough and it's being finally passed in 1832 it was the only result of public unrest and Earl Gray's resignation.