Reform Act
In the United Kingdom, the Reform Act could refer to various Acts
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- Reform Act 1832 (The "First" or "Great" Reform Act), which disenfranchised most of the rotten boroughs and gave representation to previously unrepresented urban areas like Birmingham and Leeds.
- Municipal Reform Act 1835 required members of town councils to be elected by ratepayers and councils to publish their financial accounts
- Reform Act 1867 (The "Second" Reform Act), which widened the franchise, and adjusted representation to be more equitable.
- The Ballot Act 1872 (sometimes called the "Reform Act of 1872"), which introduced the secret ballot.
- Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act 1883 (sometimes called the "Reform Act of 1883"), which introduced campaign spending limits.
- Representation of the People Act 1884 (also known as the "Third Reform Act"), which allowed people in counties to vote on the same basis as those in towns
- Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
- Reform Act 1886, which split multi-member constituencies into multiple single-member ones
- Representation of the People Act 1918
- Representation of the People Act 1928
- Representation of the People Act 1948
- Representation of the People Act 1969
- Representation of the People Act 2000
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