Reform Act may refer to:
- Reform Act 1832 (England and Wales), which gave representation to previously underrepresented urban areas and extended the qualifications for voting
- Scottish Reform Act 1832, a similar reform applying to Scotland
- Irish Reform Act 1832, a similar reform applying to Ireland
- Reform Act 1867, which widened the franchise and adjusted representation to be more equitable
- Ballot Act 1872 (sometimes called the "Reform Act of 1872"), which introduced the secret ballot
- Corrupt and Illegal Practices Prevention Act 1883 (sometimes called the "Reform Act of 1883"), which introduced campaign spending limits
- Reform Act 1884, which allowed people in counties to vote on the same basis as those in towns. Home ownership was the only qualification
- Reform Act 1885, which split most multi-member constituencies into multiple single-member ones
- Reform Act 1918, which abolished property qualifications for men and introduced limited female suffrage
- Reform Act 1928, which widened suffrage by giving women electoral equality with men
Famous quotes containing the words reform and/or act:
“No advance in wealth, no softening of manners, no reform or revolution has ever brought human equality a millimetre nearer.”
—George Orwell (19031950)
“And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not act on them will be like a foolish man who built his house on sand. The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell-and great was its fall!”
—Bible: New Testament, Matthew 7:26-27.
Jesus.
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