The Chartists and the Reform Act of 1867

Study note

A movement began to demand the vote for the working classes and others without property. Campaigners called the Chartists presented petitions to Parliament. In 1867 another Reform Act created many more urban seats and reduced the amount of property people needed before they could vote, though most men still could not vote and no women could.

Memory tip: Chartists demand votes for working men; the 1867 Reform Act widens the vote further.