Representation of the People Act 1867

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1884
gptkbp:addressed voting qualifications
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1884
gptkbp:applies_to male householders
gptkbp:effective_date 1867
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:Royal_Assent
gptkbp:established secret ballot
gptkbp:examines gptkb:academic_research
gptkbp:has_property gptkb:election
gptkbp:historical_debate gptkb:government_agency
public forums
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Representation of the People Act 1867
gptkbp:impact British democracy
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for gptkb:election
local government elections
gptkbp:influenced future electoral reforms
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:public_opinion
gptkb:Chartist_movement
suffrage movements
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Benjamin_Disraeli
gptkbp:is_aimed_at reducing corruption
urban working class
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in political studies
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in reform advocates
gptkbp:is_challenged_by courts
political opponents
gptkbp:is_cited_in gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:is_considered a milestone in electoral reform
gptkbp:is_criticized_for not including women
due to class disparities
gptkbp:is_discussed_in gptkb:historical_debates
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:archaeological_site
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:England_and_Wales
gptkbp:is_influential_in shaping modern democracy
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Conservative_Party
landed gentry
gptkbp:is_part_of British legal history
Victorian era reforms
political reform movement
19th-century reform efforts
gptkbp:is_promoted_by gptkb:political_movement
gptkbp:is_referenced_in subsequent legislation
gptkbp:is_represented_in industrial cities
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Liberal_Party
working-class organizations
gptkbp:led_to political activism
increased political participation
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Reform_Acts_series
gptkbp:passes_through gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:precedent universal suffrage
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Second_Reform_Act
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1918
gptkbp:resulted_in redistribution of parliamentary seats
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkbp:significance expanded voting rights
gptkbp:voter_turnout approximately 1 million