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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
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gptkbp:citation
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gptkb:7_&_8_Geo._5._c._47
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:dateEnacted
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1918
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gptkbp:effect
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Abolished property qualifications for men
Allowed all men over 21 to vote
Extended the right to vote to women over 30
Tripled the electorate in the United Kingdom
Allowed women over 30 who met minimum property qualifications to vote
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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7 & 8 Geo. 5. c. 47
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gptkbp:longTitle
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gptkb:An_Act_to_Amend_the_Law_with_respect_to_Parliamentary_and_Local_Government_Franchises_and_the_Registration_of_Parliamentary_and_Local_Government_Electors_and_the_Conduct_of_Elections;_and_for_purposes_connected_therewith.
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gptkbp:officialName
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gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1918
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gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent
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6 February 1918
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gptkbp:repealedBy
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gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1928
Yes
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gptkbp:subject
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gptkb:Suffrage
Electoral reform
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Titles_Deprivation_Act_1917
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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