Great Reform Act

Question 1

When was the Great Reform Act passed?

Answer 1

June 1832

Question 2

What happened the first time the bill was pushed?

Answer 2

Passed its second reading by one vote, was defeated by comitee vote.

Question 3

What happened the second time the bill was pushed?

Answer 3

Grey dissolved parliament, Whigs won election with majority and it passed through all stages in the communities.

In Oct 1831, presented House of Lords and was defeated.

Question 4

What happened third time the bill was pushed?

Answer 4

Pro-reform riots led to Dec 1831 passed through reading and reached Lords by March failed.

Question 5

What happened after the third time the bill failed?

Answer 5

Lords tried to delay and admend bill to prevent it passed, Grey asked King to create 50 Whigs lords, king refused.

Resigned due to not working.

Question 6

What were the ‘days of may’?

Answer 6

1. Radicals organized tax strikes and run on banks
2. Political unions enrolled 12,000 new members
3. Huge riots.

Question 7

What happened as a result of ‘days of may’?

Answer 7

Wellington instructs Tory Lords to allow reform bill, and told the king to give Grey the new lords.

The Bill was passed June 1832.

Question 8

What changed as a result of the Reform Act?

Answer 8

1. 1 in 7 Male had vote after the act
2. 56 rotten boroughs removed.
3. 30 less rotten boroughs lost one MP
4. £10 a year was qualification
5. Electorate increased by about 250,000 votes most m/c.