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    Representation of the People Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict. c. 102), known as the Reform Act 1867 or the Second Reform Act, is an act of the British Parliament...
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  • they were usually Representation of the People Act. These began with the Reform Acts of 1832, 1867, and 1884, to increase the electorate for the House...
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    further extended the suffrage in the UK after the Derby government's Reform Act 1867. Taken together, these measures extended the same voting qualifications...
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    Representation of the People Act 1832 (also known as the Reform Act 1832, Great Reform Act or First Reform Act) was an Act of Parliament of the United...
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  • moderate and middle class Reform Union and gave strong support to the abortive Reform Bill 1866 and the successful Reform Act 1867. It developed into a formidable...
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    for all mankind". He was a leading figure in the Reform League, which campaigned for the Reform Act 1867. He was called the "Burns of Labour" and "the poet...
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    Cranborne did not expect Disraeli's conversion to reform, however. When the Cabinet met on 16 February 1867, Disraeli voiced his support for some extension...
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    United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing...
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    heard John Stuart Mill introduce his suffrage amendment to the Reform Bill on 20 May 1867. So I have had extraordinary good luck in having seen the struggle...
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    parliamentary sense--and has converted these Conservative into Radical Reformers. The Reform Act 1867 passed that August. It extended the franchise by 938,427 men—an...
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    Crown, as provided for by the Succession to the Crown Act 1707, was abolished by the Reform Act 1867. The seat and vote count figures for the Whigs given...
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    policy, but did so after the Irish Church Act 1869. The government's most notable reform was the Reform Act 1867 that expanded the franchise. From 1860 to...
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    Robert Lowe (section Reform)
    for grants of public money. He felt then, and still more after the Reform Act of 1867, that "we must educate our masters," and he rather scandalized his...
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  • Earl of Derby and Benjamin Disraeli took office and introduced the Reform Act 1867 – which almost doubled the electorate, giving many working men the...
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    territory-specific Acts in 1867–68: the Reform Act 1867 applied to English and Welsh constituencies the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1868 applied to...
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  • demands including universal male franchise and the secret ballot. The Reform Act 1867 redistributed more MPs from boroughs which had disproportional representation...
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  • The major redistributions of constituencies following the Reform Act 1832 and Reform Act 1867 both created a new House (elected in 1832 and 1868 respectively)...
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  • three Reform Acts of the nineteenth century brought about some order by amending franchises in a uniform manner (see Reform Act 1832, Reform Act 1867 and...
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    had few proposals for social legislation in 1874–1880, and that the Reform Act 1867 did not reflect a vision of Conservatism for the unenfranchised working...
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    office.[citation needed] Many more reforms were introduced in the latter half of the 19th century. The Reform Act 1867 lowered property requirements for...
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    political freedom. In the Second Reform Act 1867 more middle class property owners were enfranchised, the Elementary Education Act 1870 provided free primary...
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    The Representation of the People Act 1918 (7 & 8 Geo. 5. c. 64) was an act of Parliament passed to reform the electoral system in Great Britain and Ireland...
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    distinctly reactionary political views, predicting dire consequences of the Reform Act 1867. In July, 1865, O'Neil accompanied the Great Eastern on her voyage...
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    political freedom. In the Second Reform Act 1867 more middle class property owners were enfranchised, the Elementary Education Act 1870 provided free primary...
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    cutting. In 1867 the Factories Act was extended to all establishments employing 50 or more workers by another Factories Act Extension Act. An Hours of...
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    seat and was first contested at the 2024 general election. Under the Reform Act 1867, the Parliamentary County of Cheshire was divided into three 2-member...
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  • of Gladstone and his Conservative rival Benjamin Disraeli after the Reform Act 1867. Although the Founding Fathers of the United States did not originally...
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    Albert's death. The following year she supported the passing of the Reform Act 1867 which doubled the electorate by extending the franchise to many urban...
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    constituency in England, Great Britain, or the United Kingdom before the Reform Act 1832, which had a very small electorate and could be used by a patron...
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    general election. It became the first party since the passage of the Reform Act 1867 to increase its parliamentary majority after a term in office.: 141 ...
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