The Reform Bill of 1832

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The Reform Bill of 1832 is credited with expanding the electorate in a way that helped to modernize the British electoral system and potentially averted revolution by addressing some of the political grievances of the time. It did not increase the number of voters to two million, was initially opposed by the House of Lords, and did not specifically enfranchise workers for the first time, but rather it broadened the voter base by lowering property requirements.