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Events on Thursday 7 June 1832 1
1832Great Reform Act passedUK overhauls parliamentary representationThe Reform Act received royal assent, redistributing parliamentary seats away from sparsely populated "rotten boroughs" toward growing industrial towns. It also widened the franchise by easing property qualifications for voters, though most working people still could not vote. The act is regarded as a turning point toward a more representative British Parliament.