The 1831 United Kingdom general election was held from 28 April 1831 to 1 June 1831. With electoral reform becoming a major issue, the Whigs under Prime Minister Earl Grey won a decisive victory with
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey after Sir Thomas Lawrence copy
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington by John Jackson cropped
Reform Act 1832
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The Representation of the People Act 1832, also known as the Reform Act 1832, Great Reform Act or First Reform Act, was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to reform the electoral system in
1831 United Kingdom general election
…a major issue, the Whigs under Prime Minister Earl Grey won a decisive victory with a majority of 82 seats. This was the last election before the Reform Act 1832. The ninth UK Parliament elected in 1830 lacked a stable Commons majority for the Tory government of the Duke of Wellington: the best estimate is that…
Start of parchment roll of the Reform Act 1832, with royal assent of King William IV
Grey's Monument in Newcastle upon Tyne, in remembrance of Prime Minister Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, abolisher of slavery in the British Empire
Spirit flask in the shape of Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux, Lord Chancellor at the time; he holds a document labelled "The Second Magna Charta."
Poster issued by the Sheffield Typographical Society celebrating the passing of the Reform Act