[2] It was subsequently given the official short title of the Representation of the People (Scotland) Act 1832.

The Scottish electorate overnight soared from 5,000 to 65,000, or 13% of the adult men, and was no longer a private preserve for a few very rich families.

[4] The Act did not substantially change the method in which the Scottish counties elected members of Parliament.

[2] Edinburgh and Glasgow now had two MPs; Aberdeen, Dundee, Greenock, Paisley and Perth one each.

Following the passing of the Act, the number of Scottish MPs increased from 45 to 53 and the franchise increased by an even greater proportion, growing from under 5,000 of the 2,300,000 population[6] to 65,000 voters[2] (now covering householders of £10 value in the burghs and property owners of £10 or tenants of £50 rental in the country seats).