Representation of the People Act 1918

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:addressed voting rights for soldiers
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1928
gptkbp:date_enacted 1918-02-06
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:established equal franchise for men and women
gptkbp:granted_voting_rights_to men over 21
women over 30
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Representation of the People Act 1918
gptkbp:included provisions for property qualifications
gptkbp:increased_electorate_by approximately 8.4 million
gptkbp:influenced subsequent electoral reforms
gptkbp:influenced_by suffragette movement
gptkbp:introduced provisions for military voters
gptkbp:is_a_representation_of working class
gptkbp:is_aimed_at addressing inequalities in voting
democratizing the electoral process
increasing political representation
gptkbp:is_considered a precursor to universal suffrage
a landmark in British democracy
gptkbp:is_criticized_for gender inequality
not granting equal rights to all women
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
the context of social justice
gptkbp:is_implemented_in gptkb:election
general elections
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:is_part_of British constitutional history
gptkbp:is_promoted_by women's rights activists
gptkbp:is_related_to the history of voting in the UK
gptkbp:led_to gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1928
gptkbp:led_to_increased_participation_of women in politics
gptkbp:passes_through gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkb:House_of_Commons
gptkbp:precedent future voting rights legislation
gptkbp:ratified_by gptkb:Royal_Assent
gptkbp:reduced_voting_age_for men from 30 to 21
gptkbp:related_to British electoral reform
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1983
gptkbp:signed_by gptkb:King_George_V
gptkbp:significance expanded voting rights
gptkbp:was_influenced_by social changes after World War I
gptkbp:was_part_of the broader suffrage movement
the post-war settlement
post-World War I reforms
gptkbp:was_supported_by gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:UK_Parliament
gptkb:William_Ewart_Gladstone
gptkb:Women’s_Suffrage_Movement
gptkb:Women's_Suffrage_Movement
gptkb:political_reforms
gptkb:House_of_Commons
gptkb:Suffrage_Movement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4