The Reform Act 1867

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:political_reforms
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1884
gptkbp:date_enacted 1867
gptkbp:depicted_in a step towards universal suffrage
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:extended_voting_rights_to urban working class men
gptkbp:franchise male citizens
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Reform Act 1867
gptkbp:impact political landscape of Britain
gptkbp:increased_electorate_by approximately 1.5 million
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Reform_Act_1832
gptkb:Chartist_movement
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:Benjamin_Disraeli
gptkbp:is_a_representation_of industrial towns
gptkbp:is_aimed_at reducing corruption
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in historical studies
political analysts
gptkbp:is_applied_in gptkb:England_and_Wales
gptkbp:is_celebrated_for liberal reformers
gptkbp:is_challenged_by political opposition
opposition parties
legal arguments
gptkbp:is_considered a landmark legislation
gptkbp:is_criticized_for class divisions
conservative commentators
not including women
its limitations on voting rights
gptkbp:is_debated_in gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkb:House_of_Commons
public forums
gptkbp:is_discussed_in political pamphlets
gptkbp:is_documented_in gptkb:historical_records
gptkb:historical_texts
gptkbp:is_examined_in academic literature
political science research
gptkbp:is_implemented_in local government elections
gptkbp:is_influential_in subsequent electoral reforms
gptkbp:is_linked_to democratic movements
social justice movements
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Conservative_Party
traditionalists
landed gentry
gptkbp:is_promoted_by political campaigns
political reformers
gptkbp:is_reflected_in gptkb:historical_narratives
public opinion polls
gptkbp:led_to further reforms in the 19th century
gptkbp:part_of British electoral reform
gptkbp:passes_through June 1867
intense political debate
gptkbp:ratified_by gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:feminism
gptkbp:repealed_by gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1918
gptkbp:resulted_in redistribution of parliamentary seats
gptkbp:significance expanded the franchise
gptkbp:was_affecting working-class representation
gptkbp:was_influenced_by economic changes
gptkbp:was_part_of Victorian era reforms
the broader reform movement
a series of electoral reforms
gptkbp:was_supported_by gptkb:Liberal_Party
social reformers
working-class activists
urban reformers
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Benjamin_Disraeli
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4