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title: "British Reform Act Grants Suffrage"
year: 1832
country: "United Kingdom"
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recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1832-01-01"
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# British Reform Act Grants Suffrage

> The Great Reform Act expanded the British electorate and redistributed parliamentary seats, marking the first major democratic franchise expansion and igniting decades of suffrage agitation.

## Summary

The Reform movement in Upper Canada was a political movement in British North America in the mid-19th century.

## Sources

- [The British Reform Movement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reform_movement_(Upper_Canada)) - Wikipedia

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