Reform Bill

American

noun

English History.

any of the bills passed by Parliament (1832, 1867, 1884) providing for an increase in the number of voters in elections for the House of Commons, especially the bill of 1832 by which many rotten boroughs were disfranchised.

Reform Bill British

noun

history any of several bills or acts extending the franchise or redistributing parliamentary seats, esp the acts of 1832 and 1867

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Reform Bill

Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill - This legislation, which has already started its journey into law, would increase leaseholders' rights to extend their lease and buy their freehold in England and Wales.

From BBC ● May 10, 2026

The proposed change is contained in an amendment to the Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform Bill which has been tabled by Liberal Democrat MSP Jamie Greene.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2025

A draft Leasehold and Commonhold Reform Bill - including the detail of how the new system would work - will be published later this year, the government has said.

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2025

The Victims, Witnesses and Justice Reform Bill sets out some of the biggest changes to the criminal justice system in Scotland in recent times.

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2024

After the Reform Bill of 1832 Bowring was frequently a candidate for Parliament, and was finally elected for Bolton in 1841.

From The Life of George Borrow by Shorter, Clement K.

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