Representation Act, 1867

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1884
gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1928
subsequent legislation
gptkbp:applies_to gptkb:England
gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:contributed_to democratic development in the UK
gptkbp:date_enacted 1867
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:established secret ballot
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Victorian_era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Representation Act, 1867
gptkbp:impact urban working-class men gained voting rights
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for gptkb:voter_registration
voting procedures
electoral districts
gptkbp:increased number of constituencies
gptkbp:influenced future electoral reforms
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Reform_Act_1832
gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Reform_Act_1867
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:John_Bright
gptkbp:is_considered_as a landmark in British history
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkb:House_of_Commons
the context of social change
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:landowner
gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:is_part_of the history of suffrage in the UK
gptkbp:is_recognized_as a significant reform act
importance of working-class representation
gptkbp:is_related_to the expansion of democracy
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Liberal_Party
gptkbp:led_to increased political participation
gptkbp:part_of British electoral reform
gptkbp:passes_through the 19th century
gptkbp:precedent future voting rights legislation
gptkbp:purpose to extend the franchise in the United Kingdom
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:political_reforms
gptkb:Chartist_movement
gptkb:feminism
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1918
gptkbp:replaced_by gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1918
gptkbp:resulted_in redistribution of parliamentary seats
gptkbp:significance increased the number of voters in the UK
gptkbp:was_influenced_by economic changes in Britain
gptkbp:was_part_of a series of electoral reforms
gptkbp:was_supported_by working-class activists
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Legislative_Assembly_of_Ontario
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6