History GCSE
Parliamentary reform
What Parliamentary reform means in History GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Parliamentary reform
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Reference: OCR
Change to the electoral system through the Reform Acts of 1832, 1867 and 1884, which redistributed seats and extended the vote.
Topics that use Parliamentary reform
Related terms
- Devolution and the territorial constitution
- Nationalisation and public services
- Organised labour and political parties
- Prime Ministerial authority
- State control in wartime
- The welfare state
- Trade union power and the state
- Parliament, government and the people
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