Electoral Act 1918

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:allows women over 30
gptkbp:amends Representation of the People Act 1969
gptkbp:appliesTo general_elections_in_the_UK
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:established single-member constituencies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Electoral Act 1918
gptkbp:includesProvisionsFor postal voting
gptkbp:influenced future_electoral_reforms_in_the_UK
gptkbp:influencedBy suffragette_movement
gptkbp:introduced proportional representation
gptkbp:isActiveIn academic research on voting rights
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith the rise of political activism
gptkbp:isChallengedBy gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkb:King_George_V
gptkbp:isCitedIn gptkb:House_of_Lords
House of Commons
discussions about electoral reform
gptkbp:isConsidered a precursor to modern electoral laws
a_landmark_in_British_electoral_history
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn political science literature
gptkbp:isExaminedBy historical documentaries
gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy it did not grant equal voting rights to women
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy gptkb:the_First_World_War
gptkbp:isLinkedTo the_expansion_of_democracy_in_the_UK
gptkbp:isLocatedIn the 1918 general election
gptkbp:isNotedFor its impact on future elections
gptkbp:isPartOf the_history_of_women's_rights_in_the_UK
the_timeline_of_British_legislation
gptkbp:isRecognizedFor a significant legislative achievement
gptkbp:isReferencedIn historical analyses of suffrage movements
gptkbp:isRepresentedIn working-class men
gptkbp:isVisitedBy 1928 to equalize voting age
gptkbp:ledTo increased voter registration
the_establishment_of_the_Electoral_Commission
gptkbp:reform Representation of the People Act 1928
gptkbp:replacedBy Representation of the People Act 1884
gptkbp:significantEvent electoral_system_in_the_UK
gptkbp:voterTurnout women
men over 21
21 for men and 30 for women
men from 30 to 21
gptkbp:wasPartOf demands for suffrage
the broader movement for democratic reform
post-World_War_I_reforms
gptkbp:wasSupportedBy gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1918