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gptkbp:instanceOf
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legislation
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gptkbp:amends
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Representation of the People Act 1884
Representation of the People Act 1867
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gptkbp:controversy
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gptkb:House_of_Lords
House of Commons
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gptkbp:enactedBy
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gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:historicalContext
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Industrial Revolution
political unrest in the early 19th century
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Great Reform Act
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gptkbp:impact
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reformed the electoral system
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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Reform Movement
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gptkbp:keyFigures
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gptkb:Thomas_Attwood
gptkb:Richard_Cobden
gptkb:Earl_Grey
gptkb:William_Ewart_Gladstone
gptkb:John_Bright
gptkb:Lord_Lansdowne
gptkb:John_Stuart_Mill
gptkb:Joseph_Hume
gptkb:Thomas_Carlyle
gptkb:William_Huskisson
gptkb:Lord_Melbourne
gptkb:Lord_John_Russell
gptkb:Charles_Grey
gptkb:Benjamin_Disraeli
gptkb:Henry_Brougham
gptkb:Lord_Palmerston
gptkb:Lord_Althorp
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gptkbp:mandates
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increased representation for industrial cities
redistributed parliamentary seats
reduced property qualifications for voting
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gptkbp:opposedBy
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gptkb:Tories
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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Chartism
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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Reform Acts of 1867 and 1884
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gptkbp:resultedIn
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first significant change to the electoral system
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gptkbp:significance
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expanded the electorate
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gptkbp:supportedBy
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gptkb:Whigs
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gptkbp:yearEstablished
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1832
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