Great Reform Act, 1832 (AQA GCSE History): Flashcards
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Political party demanding reform (1820s)
Political party demanding reform (1820s)
Whigs
Term: constituencies with few voters
Term: constituencies with few voters
Rotten boroughs
PM who enabled reform (1830)
PM who enabled reform (1830)
Lord Grey
House rejecting first 2 reform bills
House rejecting first 2 reform bills
House of Lords
City with worst 1831 riots
City with worst 1831 riots
Bristol
Deaths in Bristol riots
Deaths in Bristol riots
12 people
Year Great Reform Act passed
Year Great Reform Act passed
1832
Minister who steered reform bill through
Minister who steered reform bill through
Lord John Russell
Lord John Russell's nickname
Lord John Russell's nickname
Finality Jack
Number of rotten boroughs abolished
Number of rotten boroughs abolished
56
Number of new constituencies created
Number of new constituencies created
67
Borough voting qualification (rent/year)
Borough voting qualification (rent/year)
£10 or more
Electorate increase (%)
Electorate increase (%)
78%
Men who could vote after Act (fraction)
Men who could vote after Act (fraction)
One in five
Group explicitly barred from voting
Group explicitly barred from voting
Women