First Reform Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:political_reforms
gptkbp:aims_to Electoral corruption
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:election
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:decreased_representation_for gptkb:Rotten_boroughs
gptkbp:effect_on_voting Increased number of voters
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:England_and_Wales
gptkbp:established New constituencies
gptkbp:excludes gptkb:women
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Second_Reform_Act
gptkbp:franchise Property owners
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Industrial_Revolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label First Reform Act
gptkbp:impact Increased representation for urban areas
gptkbp:included Middle class men
gptkbp:influenced_by Political agitation
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Earl_Grey
gptkbp:is_a_representation_of gptkb:London
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkb:House_of_Commons
Reform crisis
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:is_reflected_in Changing social dynamics
gptkbp:key British legislative history
gptkbp:key_event Democratic development
gptkbp:landmark British political history
gptkbp:led_to Voting qualifications
Subsequent reform acts
gptkbp:negotiated_by Radicals and Conservatives
gptkbp:notable_changes gptkb:election
gptkbp:originated_in Modern democracy in Britain
gptkbp:passes_through gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:Corn_Laws
gptkbp:product Political reform movements
gptkbp:reform gptkb:Chartism
gptkbp:reformed Electoral boundaries
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1832
gptkbp:resulted_in Redistribution of seats
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:King_William_IV
gptkbp:significance Expanded the electorate
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for Further electoral reforms
gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to Universal suffrage
gptkbp:was_a_response_to Industrialization
Social unrest
Economic inequality
Economic changes
Public demand for reform
Economic demands
gptkbp:was_a_response_to_demands_for Political equality
gptkbp:was_a_result_of gptkb:Political_lobbying
Social changes
gptkbp:was_a_result_of_pressure_from Middle class activists
gptkbp:was_a_turning_point_for Electoral politics in Britain
gptkbp:was_influenced_by gptkb:social_reform
Public meetings and petitions
Philosophical ideas of democracy
gptkbp:was_part_of Victorian reforms
gptkbp:was_supported_by gptkb:Liberal_Party
gptkbp:year 1832
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Second_Reform_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6