United Kingdom electoral reform legislation

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:House_of_Commons_elections
devolved legislatures
local government elections
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:effect introduction of secret ballot
abolition of rotten boroughs
introduction of proportional representation in some elections
extension of franchise
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United Kingdom electoral reform legislation
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1948
gptkb:Parliamentary_Voting_System_and_Constituencies_Act_2011
gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1969
gptkb:Reform_Act_1832
gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1918
gptkbp:purpose change electoral system
improve representation
expand suffrage
reform constituency boundaries
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:constitutional_law
parliamentary reform
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1867_Reform_Act
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7