The Acts passed in 1832 and 1867 that abolished rotten boroughs, increased urban parliamentary seats and greatly increased the right of people to vote are known as which?

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These reforms are known as the Reform Acts. They changed British democracy by tackling two big issues: rotten Boroughs, which were small, easily controlled constituencies, and the limited franchise that only allowed a small portion of men to vote. The 1832 act, often called the Great Reform Act, ended many rotten boroughs and redistributed seats to faster-growing towns and cities, while widening the vote to more middle-class men. The 1867 act, the Second Reform Act, pushed the franchise further to include many urban workers and extended representation in urban areas. Together, they dramatically expanded who could vote and where representatives came from, giving urban interests more influence and making Parliament more representative of the population.

Other terms like “Voting Acts,” “Election Acts,” or “Change Acts” aren’t the historical name used for these reforms, whereas Reform Acts is the established label for this sequence of laws.