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How significant was the Reform Act of 1832?
In order to assess how significant the Reform Act of 1832 was, one must ask how important the Reform Act was for the people at the time and how consequential it was in hindsight. This essay is going analyse the significance of the Reform Act of 1832 by assessing what people were prepared to do to ensure or prohibit the reforms passing, what the reforms actually were, the problems with the reform and the consequences of the Reform Act.
The Reform Act of 1832 brought about the following changes; 56 boroughs of less than 2000 electorate were disenfranchised. ... The new electorate totalled approximately 813,000 (it was less than 500,000 before the Reform Act), now one in seven men could vote.
The significant results of these reforms for parliament were that the crowns influence on political activity declined. ... During the reform crisis the crown had failed to be able to deliver a majority in parliament. When the Duke of Wellington failed to form a government in 1832 the king had subsequently to rely on Grey and ask him to return even though he didn’t agree with his policy of reform. ...
The reforms are also significant because they increased the possibility of a two party system within parliament. ... As a result the Tories set up the ‘Tory Carlton club’ in (1832) and the Whigs formed the ‘Whig Reform club’ in (1836).
Approximate Word count = 1161
Approximate Pages = 4.6
(250 words per page double spaced)
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