Representation of the People Act 1884

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Representation_of_the_People_Act_1884
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Third_Reform_Act
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Redistribution_of_Seats_Act_1885
gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1867
gptkbp:citation gptkb:47_&_48_Vict._c._3
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:effect standardized voting qualifications between boroughs and counties
increased electorate by over 2 million
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 1885
gptkbp:excludes gptkb:women
many working-class men
gptkbp:expandedFranchiseTo agricultural labourers
rural householders
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1918
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:House_of_Commons
gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:longTitle gptkb:An_Act_to_amend_the_Law_relating_to_the_Representation_of_the_People_of_the_United_Kingdom.
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1867
gptkbp:purpose extend the franchise to rural areas
make voting qualifications more uniform
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent 6 December 1884
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Reform_Act_1832
gptkb:Redistribution_of_Seats_Act_1885
gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1867
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:William_Ewart_Gladstone
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Reform_Act_1884
gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1867
gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1918
gptkb:Second_Reform_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Representation of the People Act 1884