Representation of the People Act 1832
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- 1832 Reform Act
- Factors
- Conditional Factors
- Reformist ideals had become widespread and were especially supported by those excluded from the franchise.
- working people were becoming increasingly politicised
- Contingent Factors
- Tory Party Unity started to fragment in the late 1820s
- the country faced severe economic rises in the late 1820s
- agricultural distress was widespread in southern and eastern counties
- extra-parliamentary protests became increasingly organised, such as the Birmingham Political Union, created by Thomas Attwood in 1830
- Conditional Factors
- Lord John Russell intended to get rid of all existing voter qualifications in the boroughs and replace them with a uniform franchise of £10 householders
- On the 22nd of March 1831 the bill passed its second reading by just one vote, meaning it probably wouldn't pass into law
- The third reform bill in June 1832
- Impact of Reform Act on the Franchise
- male householders with a house worth £10 a year were enfranchised
- In English counties the electorate was increased by 55%
- In Scotland the electorate increased from 4,500 to 64,000
- Many men in industrial towns often moved around a lot and so didn't qualify
- the borough franchise of £10 was too high for many of the skilled working class
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