Reform Act of 1849

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:amends Reform_Act_of_1852
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkb:Liberal_Party
gptkbp:context Victorian era
gptkbp:controversy gptkb:House_of_Lords
House of Commons
property rights
voter eligibility
urban vs rural representation
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
Representation of the People Act 1884
gptkbp:goal expand voting rights
gptkbp:historicalContext Industrial Revolution
gptkbp:historicalImpact set precedent for future reforms
gptkbp:historicalSignificance foundation_for_modern_democracy_in_the_UK
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Reform Act of 1849
gptkbp:impact electoral reform
suffrage movement
working-class representation
gptkbp:influencedBy economic changes
public protests
social changes
Chartist movement
gptkbp:keyFigures gptkb:William_Ewart_Gladstone
gptkb:Lord_John_Russell
gptkb:Benjamin_Disraeli
gptkbp:mandates reduced property requirements for voters
gptkbp:notableEvent Representation of the People Act 1918
Representation of the People Act 1928
gptkbp:outcome increased voter participation
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Reform_Act_of_1832
gptkbp:publicAccess mixed responses
gptkbp:relatedEvent gptkb:Poor_Law_Amendment_Act_1834
gptkb:European_revolutions_of_1848
Great Reform Act
Irish Famine
Factory Acts
Corn Laws repeal
Chartist demonstrations
gptkbp:relatedPatent gptkb:Thomas_Attwood
gptkb:Lord_Russell
gptkb:Richard_Cobden
gptkb:John_Bright
gptkb:Lord_Aberdeen
gptkb:Lord_Lansdowne
gptkb:Joseph_Hume
gptkb:Lord_Palmerston
gptkb:Lord_Derby
gptkb:Lord_Grey
gptkb:Henry_Hunt
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Reform_Act_of_1832
political_parties_in_the_UK
gptkbp:significance increased representation for urban areas
gptkbp:succeededBy Reform_Act_of_1852
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1849