gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
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gptkbp:category
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gptkb:Women's_suffrage_in_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:1928_in_British_law
gptkb:United_Kingdom_Acts_of_Parliament_1928
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gptkbp:citation
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gptkb:18_&_19_Geo._5._c._12
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:dateEnacted
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2 July 1928
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gptkbp:effect
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gave women equal voting rights with men
lowered the voting age for women from 30 to 21
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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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Equal Franchise Act 1928
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gptkbp:longTitle
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An Act to amend the Law with respect to the Parliamentary Franchise for Women.
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gptkbp:purpose
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extended the right to vote to women on the same terms as men
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gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent
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2 July 1928
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1948
gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1918
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gptkbp:repealedBy
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gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1948
yes
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gptkbp:shortName
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gptkb:Equal_Franchise_Act_1928
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:women's_suffrage_movement_in_the_UK
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