Representation of the People Act 1884

GPTKB entity

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