Great Reform Act

Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in Power: Monarchy and Democracy c.1000–2014.

Definition

The 1832 legislation that abolished rotten boroughs and gave the vote to middle-class property owners, but excluded the working class.

Exam Context

Great Reform Act appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for British Thematic Studies, especially Power: Monarchy and Democracy c.1000–2014 and Power c.1800–2014.

British Thematic Studies Power: Monarchy and Democracy c.1000–2014 Power c.1800–2014

Found in Revision Notes

British Thematic Studies

Electoral Reform and the Reform Acts (1832–1884)

Power: Monarchy and Democracy c.1000–2014 • Power c.1800–2014

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Pocket borough

Redistribution of seats

Rotten borough

Single-member constituency