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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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    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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    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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    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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