Legislation increased the voting franchise and increased representation in the new industrial cities. Find a summary and document excerpts.

Explains how rioting forced the House of Lords to accept the bill it had earlier rejected. Includes first-hand accounts and an illustration.

Article examines how the reform issue, political compromise, and internal Whig divisions helped develop Tory unity after the defeats of 1832.

Details how the Whigs used the issue of voting reform to take control of Parliament in 1830. Includes analysis of the legislative maneuvering.

Lists the changes in representation distribution and franchise qualifications that resulted from the voting reform act.

Synopsis of the years 1822-1848 surveys social and economic trends of the time, and examines the Reform Bill of 1832 and the Irish potato famine.

Whig politician's address on the 1832 legislation defends its principals of widening the voting franchise to include the middle class.