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British General Election

The Second Reform Act doubled the UK electorate and shifted power from landed gentry to urban middle and working classes.

When1867
~1 min read
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The 1865 United Kingdom general election was held 7 July 1865 to 24 July 1865 to elect 658 members of the House of Commons. It saw the Liberals, led by William Ewart Gladstone, increase their majority over Benjamin Disraeli's Conservatives.

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