Representation of the People Act 1928 (UK)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Representation_of_the_People_Act_1928_(UK)
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:affects Equal Franchise Act
gptkbp:category gptkb:1928_in_British_law
gptkb:United_Kingdom_Acts_of_Parliament_1928
Suffrage legislation
Women's rights in the United Kingdom
gptkbp:chapter gptkb:18_&_19_Geo._5._c._12
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:enteredIntoForce 2 July 1928
gptkbp:equalizedVotingAge 21 years for men and women
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Representation of the People Act 1928 (UK)
gptkbp:longTitle gptkb:An_Act_to_amend_the_Law_with_respect_to_the_Qualification_of_Parliamentary_Electors.
gptkbp:previouslyAffectedBy gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1918_(UK)
gptkbp:purpose extended the right to vote to all women on the same terms as men
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent 2 July 1928
gptkbp:repealedBy yes
Representation of the People Act 1948 (UK)
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1928
gptkbp:sufragio women over 21 years old
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Suffrage
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6