Reform Act 1859

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:amends Reform Act 1867
gptkbp:controversy gptkb:House_of_Lords
House of Commons
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
Representation of the People Act 1918
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Reform Act 1859
gptkbp:impact British_electoral_system
gptkbp:includesProvisionsFor secret ballot
voter registration
gptkbp:influencedBy public opinion
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:John_Bright
gptkbp:is_essential_for increased number of voters
gptkbp:isActiveIn political theory
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith suffrage movements
gptkbp:isChallengedBy landed gentry
political reformers
gptkbp:isCitedIn historical analyses
public forums
gptkbp:isConsidered historians
a_milestone_in_British_democracy
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor not including women
not including all men
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn academic journals
gptkbp:isExaminedBy historical research
gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy class disparities
gender restrictions
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy economic changes
gptkbp:isPartOf British_legislative_history
gptkbp:isReferencedIn political literature
gptkbp:isRelatedTo Reform Acts
gptkbp:isRepresentedIn urban areas
gptkbp:isStudiedIn political science courses
gptkbp:ledTo further electoral reforms
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Reform_Act_1832
gptkbp:purpose to extend the franchise
gptkbp:reduces rural areas
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkb:Liberal_Party
Chartist movement
gptkbp:resultedIn redistribution of seats
gptkbp:succeededBy Reform Act 1867
gptkbp:wasPartOf activists
Victorian era reforms
a time of political change
gptkbp:wasSupportedBy middle class
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1859