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Date 1867 • 1884 - 1885 • June 4, 1832
Location United Kingdom

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House of Commons membership change
Hear about a banner created in 2015 by Paula Stevens-Hoare depicting the history behind the Reform Act of 1832 and the role of Prime Minister Earl Grey
Witness the original documents of the Great Reform Act 1832, the Second Reform Act of 1867, the Third Reform Act of 1884, the Representation of the People Act 1918, and the 1928 Equal Franchise Act, in the United Kingdom Parliamentary Archives
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Benjamin Disraeli
Benjamin Disraeli
prime minister of United Kingdom
Thomas Phillips: 2nd Earl Grey
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey
prime minister of United Kingdom
John Russell
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
prime minister of United Kingdom