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Today, we take for granted the rights that we have, to take part in the political process, as by 1979 all adult men and women were able to vote, and could vote in secret. However at the beginning of the nineteenth century, both Houses of parliament were made up by the land-owning class, and at this time only 4 out of 100 people in the country had the vote. This system of Parliamentary Representation had not been changed since the sixteenth century. In the 1850's, rights to vote were still near non-existent for most people. Few men and no women had the right to vote to choose members of parliament. Their right to vote had to be won through perseverance by individuals or by popular movements who were representing sections of society, like: women, the working class. A series of Reform Acts, starting from 1832, were to transform Britain into a developing democracy. However, whether Britain had reached a democracy by 1900 is determined by a number of factors including voting age, gender, the role of MPs, property qualifications etc. The most significant area that should be explored is "The Voters." Who could vote before 1900? After the Reform Act of 1832, there was still a divide between two types of constituencies. Thes