▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁to ▁bro aden ▁the ▁elect oral ▁franch ise ▁and ▁reduce ▁political ▁cor ruption . ▁The ▁re bell ion ▁led ▁to ▁substant ive ▁re forms ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁North ▁America ▁Act . ▁ ▁Political ▁un ions ▁The ▁Upper ▁Canada ▁Central ▁Political ▁Union ▁was ▁organized ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 2 - 3 ▁by ▁Dr ▁Thomas ▁David ▁Mor r ison ▁( may or ▁of ▁Toronto ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 6 ) ▁while ▁William ▁Lyon ▁Mack en zie ▁was ▁in ▁England . ▁This ▁union ▁collected ▁ 1 9 , 9 3 0 ▁sign atures ▁on ▁a ▁pet ition ▁protest ing ▁Mack en zie ' s ▁un just ▁exp ulsion ▁from ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Assembly ▁by ▁the ▁Family ▁Comp act . ▁The ▁Reform ers ▁won ▁a ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁elections ▁held ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 ▁for ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Upper ▁Canada ▁and ▁Mack en zie ▁was ▁again ▁elected ▁as ▁member ▁for ▁York , ▁but ▁the ▁Family ▁Comp act ▁held ▁the ▁majority ▁in ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council , ▁and ▁the ▁two ▁H ouses ▁of ▁government ▁were ▁at ▁logger head s . ▁ ▁This ▁union ▁was ▁re organ ized ▁as ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Alliance ▁Society ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 . ▁It ▁shared ▁a ▁large ▁meeting ▁space ▁in ▁the ▁market ▁buildings ▁with ▁the ▁Mechan ics ▁Institute ▁and ▁the ▁Children ▁of ▁Peace . ▁The ▁Canadian ▁Alliance ▁Society ▁adopted ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁platform ▁( such ▁as ▁secret ▁ball ot ▁& ▁universal ▁suff rage )