Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1948

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Representation_of_the_People_(Equal_Franchise)_Act_1948
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1948
gptkbp:effect abolished plural voting
abolished university constituencies
established principle of one person, one vote
redrew parliamentary constituencies
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1948
gptkbp:longTitle An Act to amend the law relating to Parliamentary and local government franchise and the conduct of elections; and for purposes connected therewith.
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent 30 July 1948
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1949
gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1918
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1983
yes
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_(Equal_Franchise)_Act_1948
gptkbp:subject gptkb:constitutional_law
voting rights
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1949
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7