After much contention, the Reform Act of 1832 was secured. It was a very modest measure which increased the proportion of the adult male population having the right to vote from about 5% to 8%.

a number that remained unchanged until the Reform Act of 1832. The MPs constituted some 7% of the membership of the House of Commons, a percentage which in 1536 was roughly similar to Wales ...

William Lovett founded the London Working Men’s Association (LWMA) in 1836 after the Reform Act 1832 failed to extend the franchise far enough. He was one of the leaders of the Chartist political ...

a number that remained unchanged until the Reform Act of 1832. The MPs constituted some 7% of the membership of the House of Commons, a percentage which in 1536 was roughly similar to Wales ...