First Reform Act

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:addresses Electoral corruption
gptkbp:controversy House of Commons
Two years
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:createdBy Inequities in representation
gptkbp:criticism Not including all men
gptkbp:crosses 1832
gptkbp:enactedBy Corn Laws
gptkbp:established gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
Reform agitation
Borough_representation
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Second_Reform_Act
gptkbp:franchise Male property owners
gptkbp:has Middle class
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First Reform Act
gptkbp:impact Political representation
Women’s suffrage
gptkbp:influenced Industrial Revolution
Economic changes
Liberal ideas
Chartist movement
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Earl_Grey
gptkbp:is_a Representation of the People Act 1918
gptkbp:is_a_gathering_for Electoral reform
gptkbp:is_essential_for Universal suffrage
British_electoral_system
gptkbp:is_involved_in Radicals_and_Conservatives
gptkbp:is_part_of Victorian era reforms
Reform Acts
gptkbp:is_recognized_for gptkb:England_and_Wales
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Whig_Party
gptkbp:keyEvent 19th century politics
gptkbp:landmark Electoral history
gptkbp:led_to Formation of new political parties
Voting qualifications
gptkbp:mandates Voting by secret ballot
gptkbp:notable_event British_democracy
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Tory_Party
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Great_Reform_Act_of_1832
gptkbp:products Political reform movements
gptkbp:reform Electoral districts
gptkbp:resultedIn Redistribution of seats
gptkbp:significance Expanded the electorate
gptkbp:voterTurnout 400,000 to 650,000
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for Further electoral reforms
gptkbp:was_a_response_to Social unrest
Economic inequality
Public pressure for reform
Public demand for change
The_Great_Reform_Crisis
gptkbp:was_a_result_of Political lobbying
gptkbp:was_marked_by gptkb:King_William_IV
gptkbp:year 1832