gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1832
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gptkbp:category
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gptkb:Acts_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom_concerning_England_and_Wales
gptkb:Electoral_reform_in_the_United_Kingdom
1832 in British law
1832 in the United Kingdom
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gptkbp:chapter
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gptkb:2_&_3_Will._IV_c._45
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gptkbp:effect
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Abolished many rotten boroughs
Extended the franchise
Increased the number of people eligible to vote
Introduced voter registration
Redistributed parliamentary seats
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Reform Act 1832
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gptkbp:introduced
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gptkb:Charles_Grey,_2nd_Earl_Grey
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gptkbp:introducedIn
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gptkb:House_of_Commons
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gptkbp:longTitle
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gptkb:An_Act_to_amend_the_representation_of_the_people_in_England_and_Wales
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gptkbp:purpose
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Reform the electoral system of England and Wales
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gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent
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7 June 1832
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Reform_Act_1867
gptkb:Great_Reform_Act
gptkb:Reform_Act_1884
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gptkbp:repealedBy
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gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1918
Yes
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gptkbp:territory
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England and Wales
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:John_Russell,_1st_Earl_Russell
gptkb:Reform_Act_1867
gptkb:British_Whigs
gptkb:William_IV_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:1st_Baron_Brougham_and_Vaux
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5
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