Refom Acts 1832-1928

Question 1

What political party passed the 1832 reform act

Answer 1

WHIGS

Question 2

Fall of Wellington’s Government

Answer 2

1830
Election after DEATH of George IV sees Wellington get back into power as PM but fails to assemble a government due to many MPs being in support of parliamentary reform.
FORCED TO RESIGN
Allows for Earl Grey (Whig leader) to form Whig and reformer government.

Question 3

Who passed the 1832 Representation of the People Act

Answer 3

Lord John Russel (prime minister)
Earl Grey (Whig leader in 1830s)

Question 4

When was the Catholic Emancipation

Answer 4

1830

Question 5

What does the catholic emancipation do to the Tory group

Answer 5

Splits them, so after the next election Duke of Wellington (prime minister) can’t form a government.

Question 6

Who was the Great Reform act a political advantage for?

Answer 6

Whig political group

Question 7

Who was enfranchised after the Great reform act?

Answer 7

Middle Class

Question 8

What were the voting qualifications after the Great reform act?

Answer 8

In boroughs: properties £10 and above, £50 leaseholders
In counties: 40 shilling franchises

Question 9

What was the electorate before and after ‘32?

Answer 9

435000 to 81300 (from only 4% of adult males to 20%)

Question 10

Impacts of 1832 reform act

Answer 10

• uniform voting rules
• introduced voting registers
• increased electorate by 16% of adult males
• plural voting continued
• the “hustings” (name for old elections) were not secret and were violent so often were dominated by the wealthy