Statements (57)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:political_movement
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
3
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Whig_Party
|
gptkbp:addressed |
Corrupt practices in elections
|
gptkbp:allows |
Voting for middle-class men
|
gptkbp:effective_date |
1832
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gptkbp:enacted_by |
gptkb:government_agency
|
gptkbp:established |
New constituency boundaries
|
gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:Second_Reform_Act_1867
|
gptkbp:historical_debate |
gptkb:government_agency
Public forums The press |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Great Reform Act 1832
|
gptkbp:impact |
Increased representation for urban areas
|
gptkbp:includes |
Women from voting
New voter qualifications |
gptkbp:increased |
Number of voters in England and Wales
Political power of the middle class |
gptkbp:influenced |
Future reform movements
|
gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:hospital
Reform movements in Europe |
gptkbp:is_aimed_at |
Promote social justice
Encourage civic engagement Address social inequalities Create a fairer electoral process Modernize the electoral system Addressing the needs of industrial cities Empower the working class Facilitate political change Increase political stability Reduce the power of the aristocracy Reducing electoral corruption |
gptkbp:is_aresource_for |
Public demand for reform
|
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in |
Increasing democratic participation
|
gptkbp:is_criticized_for |
In its time
Not going far enough |
gptkbp:is_implemented_in |
gptkb:England_and_Wales
|
gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
gptkb:noble_title
gptkb:Tory_Party Conservatives |
gptkbp:is_part_of |
Victorian era reforms
Political reforms in the UK The long-term democratization of Britain |
gptkbp:is_promoted_by |
gptkb:political_movement
|
gptkbp:is_supported_by |
Radicals
Liberal politicians |
gptkbp:led_to |
gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1884
Further electoral reforms |
gptkbp:passes_through |
gptkb:government_agency
Years of agitation for reform |
gptkbp:proposed_by |
gptkb:Whig_Party
|
gptkbp:reform |
Parliamentary representation
|
gptkbp:related_to |
gptkb:Chartism
|
gptkbp:repealed_by |
gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1918
|
gptkbp:resulted_in |
Redistribution of seats
|
gptkbp:signed_by |
gptkb:King_William_IV
|
gptkbp:significance |
Expanded the electorate
|