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Hear about a banner created in 2015 by Paula Stevens-Hoare depicting the history behind the Reform Act of 1832 and the role of Prime Minister Earl Grey
Witness the original documents of the Great Reform Act 1832, the Second Reform Act of 1867, the Third Reform Act of 1884, the Representation of the People Act 1918, and the 1928 Equal Franchise Act, in the United Kingdom Parliamentary Archives
Map of England showing county-level changes in House of Commons membership resulting from the Reform Act of 1832. Counties are color-coded: dark green for those that gained six or more seats, light green for those that gained five or fewer, gray for unchanged, light brown for those that lost five or fewer, and dark brown for those that lost six or more seats. Specific seat changes are labeled by county.

Reform Bill: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Anniversary information added. May 28, 2026
Invalidated site: Spartacus Educational - Reform Act. Jan 15, 2018
Media added. Jun 03, 2016
Added new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Reform Act. Jul 22, 2008
Added new Web site: The Victorian Web - Terms of the 1832 Reform Act. Jul 22, 2008
Article revised. May 31, 2002
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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