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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
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gptkbp:abolished
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rotten boroughs
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:First_Reform_Act
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gptkbp:appliesTo
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gptkb:England
gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Wales
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gptkbp:category
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gptkb:Electoral_reform_in_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:United_Kingdom_Acts_of_Parliament_1832
History of voting rights in the United Kingdom
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gptkbp:created
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new parliamentary constituencies
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gptkbp:dateEnacted
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7 June 1832
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gptkbp:effect
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increased electorate by about 50%
redistributed seats in House of Commons
reduced influence of aristocracy
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:expandedFranchise
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yes
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gptkbp:followedBy
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gptkb:Reform_Act_1867
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Great Reform Act (1832)
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gptkbp:increasedRepresentation
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industrial towns
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:subsequent_Reform_Acts
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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industrial revolution
public pressure for reform
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gptkbp:mainProponent
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gptkb:Earl_Grey
gptkb:Whig_government
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gptkbp:officialName
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gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1832
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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gptkb:Tory_Party
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gptkbp:precededBy
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unreformed House of Commons
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gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent
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7 June 1832
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gptkbp:reformed
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electoral system of England and Wales
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gptkbp:relatedEvent
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gptkb:Bristol_Riots_of_1831
gptkb:Days_of_May
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gptkbp:significance
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beginning of parliamentary reform in Britain
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gptkbp:suffrageExtendedTo
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male householders with property worth £10 or more
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:British_Parliament
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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