English Reform Act of 1832

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/English_Reform_Act_of_1832

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Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:abolished	rotten boroughs
gptkbp:affectedArea	England and Wales
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1832
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Electoral_reform_in_the_United_Kingdom gptkb:United_Kingdom_Acts_of_Parliament_1832 History of voting rights in the United Kingdom
gptkbp:citation	gptkb:2_&_3_Will._IV_c._45
gptkbp:created	new parliamentary boroughs
gptkbp:dateEnacted	gptkb:reign_of_William_IV
gptkbp:debatedBy	gptkb:House_of_Commons gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:excludes	gptkb:women most working-class men
gptkbp:extendedFranchiseTo	male householders with property worth £10 or more
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	English Reform Act of 1832
gptkbp:increasedElectorate	from about 400,000 to 650,000
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Birmingham_Political_Union gptkb:Great_Reform_Act_movement revolutionary public pressure
gptkbp:introduced	gptkb:Charles_Grey,_2nd_Earl_Grey gptkb:Whig_government
gptkbp:longTitle	gptkb:An_Act_to_amend_the_representation_of_the_people_in_England_and_Wales
gptkbp:passedBy	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:purpose	eliminate rotten boroughs extend franchise redistribute parliamentary seats reform electoral system
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent	7 June 1832
gptkbp:relatedLegislation	gptkb:Irish_Reform_Act_1832 gptkb:Scottish_Reform_Act_1832
gptkbp:resultedIn	increased representation for industrial towns reduction of aristocratic influence in Parliament
gptkbp:significance	first major step towards parliamentary reform in Britain
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Reform_Act_1867
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Felix_Holt,_the_Radical
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5