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legislation
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| gptkbp:addressed |
corruption in elections
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| gptkbp:aimsTo |
improve the integrity of elections
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| gptkbp:amends |
later reform acts
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
House of Commons
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| gptkbp:contributedTo |
the_development_of_modern_democracy_in_Britain
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| gptkbp:criticism |
contemporary political opponents
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| gptkbp:discusses |
historical analyses
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Younger
subsequent legislation |
| gptkbp:established |
new electoral districts
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| gptkbp:focusesOn |
reducing electoral corruption
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| gptkbp:hasLegalStatus |
gptkb:the_British_Parliament
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Pitt's Reform Act 1785
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| gptkbp:impact |
reduced the number of rotten boroughs
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future_electoral_reforms_in_Britain
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gptkb:the_British_Parliament
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opposition parties
the_Tory_party |
| gptkbp:isCitedBy |
political theorists
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| gptkbp:isCitedIn |
the House of Commons
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| gptkbp:isConsidered |
a significant step in electoral reform
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| gptkbp:isCriticizedFor |
not going far enough
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| gptkbp:isDiscussedIn |
political circles
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| gptkbp:isEngagedIn |
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| gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy |
among various political factions
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| gptkbp:isInfluencedBy |
public demand for reform
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| gptkbp:isLocatedIn |
the_British_electoral_system
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| gptkbp:isNotedFor |
its_impact_on_British_politics.
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| gptkbp:ledTo |
greater scrutiny of electoral practices
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to_reform_the_British_government
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Parliamentary reform
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| gptkbp:resultedIn |
changes to voting procedures
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| gptkbp:significance |
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| gptkbp:wasAffecting |
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| gptkbp:wasEducatedAt |
reducing the power of corrupt boroughs
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| gptkbp:wasPartOf |
the political landscape of the 1780s
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| gptkbp:wasSupportedBy |
the Whig party
its intent to reduce corruption |
| gptkbp:yearEstablished |
1785
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