... the two leading parties it did gain respect and became the roots of the current government. The industrial revolution had brought about a new class of people the working class, that had profited from the advanced machinery and new factories that had sprung up, became known as the business class and were considered to be approaching on the middle class. Under the 1867 reform act the business class and the middle classed were enfranchised this act started the ball rolling on reforming political parties. After this many more minor political acts were passed such as the secret ballot act and the corrupt practices act to help evolve politics to fit the new voter. In 1884 the electorate was increase again with another reform act. This allowed many more stable working class men and the remaining middle class men to gain the vote. By this time many changes had been made to ...

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