The Reform Act 1832

GPTKB entity

Properties (62)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:addressed corruption in elections
gptkbp:amends Representation of the People Act 1884
Representation of the People Act 1867
gptkbp:developsStrategiesFor future reforms
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
Representation of the People Act 1918
gptkbp:enhances House of Commons
gptkbp:established new constituencies
gptkbp:hasDepartment franchise to men
gptkbp:hasNotableSong working-class rights
gptkbp:historicalContext Industrial Revolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Reform Act 1832
gptkbp:impact reformed the electoral system
gptkbp:includes women from voting
gptkbp:includesProvisionsFor redistribution of seats
gptkbp:influencedBy Chartist movement
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Earl_Grey
gptkbp:isCelebratedFor reform advocates
gptkbp:isChallengedBy gptkb:Tory_Party
conservative factions
landed gentry
the_Second_Reform_Act_1867
gptkbp:isCitedIn gptkb:the_House_of_Lords
in the House of Commons
the context of class struggle
gptkbp:isConsidered a compromise measure
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor not going far enough
maintaining property qualifications
gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy at the time of enactment
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy public demonstrations
shaping_modern_democracy_in_the_UK
gptkbp:isKnownFor a necessary reform
a_turning_point_in_British_politics
gptkbp:isLocatedIn gptkb:England_and_Wales
legislative process
gptkbp:isVisitedBy gptkb:King_William_IV
gptkbp:ledTo new political parties
further electoral reforms
gptkbp:relatedTo Great Reform Act
gptkbp:resultedIn more representation for urban areas
gptkbp:significance expanded the electorate
gptkbp:systemRequirements for voting
gptkbp:updates voter registration
gptkbp:wasAffecting a response to social change
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt modernizing the electoral process
addressing electoral inequalities
reducing aristocratic control
gptkbp:wasPartOf multiple readings
the broader reform movement
reformers
the struggle for political reform
significant public support
a series of reforms
after public pressure
the broader context of reform in the 19th century.
the_Victorian_era_reforms
the_evolution_of_British_democracy
gptkbp:wasSupportedBy gptkb:Whig_Party
liberal thinkers
middle-class reformers
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1832