Representation of the People Act 1928

E167097

Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom United Kingdom legislation

The Representation of the People Act 1928 was a landmark UK law that granted women electoral equality with men by extending the parliamentary vote to all women over the age of 21.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928	5
Representation of the People Act 1928 canonical	5
Equal Franchise Act 1928	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1439461 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Representation of the People Act 1928
Context triple: [women's suffrage movement, hasKeyEvent, Representation of the People Act 1928]

A. Representation of the People Act 1918
The Representation of the People Act 1918 was a landmark British law that massively expanded the electorate, including granting limited voting rights to women and most working-class men, and is seen as a major milestone in the democratization of the United Kingdom.
B. Representation of the People Act, 1951
The Representation of the People Act, 1951 is a key Indian law that governs the conduct of elections, qualifications and disqualifications of legislators, and the overall electoral process for Parliament and state legislatures.
C. Representation of the People Act, 1950
The Representation of the People Act, 1950 is an Indian law that lays down the legal framework for the conduct of elections, including the preparation of electoral rolls and allocation of seats, forming a core part of the country’s electoral system.
D. The Enfranchisement of Women
The Enfranchisement of Women is an influential 1851 feminist essay advocating for women's political rights and legal equality, often associated with early liberal feminism in Britain.
E. Representation of the People Act 1884
The Representation of the People Act 1884 was a major British electoral reform law that greatly expanded the male franchise, especially in rural areas, and helped standardize voting qualifications across the United Kingdom.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Representation of the People Act 1928
Target entity description: The Representation of the People Act 1928 was a landmark UK law that granted women electoral equality with men by extending the parliamentary vote to all women over the age of 21.

A. Representation of the People Act 1918
The Representation of the People Act 1918 was a landmark British law that massively expanded the electorate, including granting limited voting rights to women and most working-class men, and is seen as a major milestone in the democratization of the United Kingdom.
B. Representation of the People Act, 1951
The Representation of the People Act, 1951 is a key Indian law that governs the conduct of elections, qualifications and disqualifications of legislators, and the overall electoral process for Parliament and state legislatures.
C. Representation of the People Act, 1950
The Representation of the People Act, 1950 is an Indian law that lays down the legal framework for the conduct of elections, including the preparation of electoral rolls and allocation of seats, forming a core part of the country’s electoral system.
D. The Enfranchisement of Women
The Enfranchisement of Women is an influential 1851 feminist essay advocating for women's political rights and legal equality, often associated with early liberal feminism in Britain.
E. Representation of the People Act 1884
The Representation of the People Act 1884 was a major British electoral reform law that greatly expanded the male franchise, especially in rural areas, and helped standardize voting qualifications across the United Kingdom.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom legislation ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Equal Franchise Act 1928 ⓘ linked to: Representation of the People Act 1928
amended	Representation of the People Act 1918 ⓘ
appliesTo	men aged 21 and over ⓘ parliamentary elections in the United Kingdom ⓘ women aged 21 and over ⓘ
cameIntoForceInYear	1928 ⓘ
category	1928 in British law ⓘ United Kingdom election law ⓘ Women’s suffrage legislation ⓘ
context	interwar period in the United Kingdom ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
effect	equalised the voting age for men and women at 21 in UK parliamentary elections ⓘ extended the franchise to women aged 21–29 who had previously been excluded ⓘ removed property qualifications for women voters in parliamentary elections ⓘ
expandedElectorateBy	approximately 5 million women ⓘ
genderImpact	women ⓘ
historicalSignificance	completed full adult female suffrage in the United Kingdom ⓘ marked electoral equality between men and women in the UK ⓘ
influencedBy	suffragist and suffragette campaigns ⓘ
inForceAtTimeOf	1929 United Kingdom general election ⓘ linked to: United Kingdom general election, 1929
jurisdiction	Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: British Parliament
legalDomain	constitutional law ⓘ electoral law ⓘ
legislativeBody	Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: British Parliament
locationOfEffect	Great Britain ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ
monarchAtRoyalAssent	George V ⓘ
predecessor	Representation of the People Act 1918 ⓘ
previousWomenVoterRequirements	property qualification under Representation of the People Act 1918 ⓘ
purpose	to extend the parliamentary franchise to all women aged 21 and over ⓘ to grant women electoral equality with men in parliamentary elections ⓘ
receivedRoyalAssentOn	1928-07-02 ⓘ
relatedTo	Representation of the People Act 1948 ⓘ linked to: Representation of the People Acts suffrage movement in the United Kingdom ⓘ women's rights in the United Kingdom ⓘ
replacedPreviousVotingAgeForWomen	30 ⓘ
resultedIn	first UK general election with equal male and female suffrage in 1929 ⓘ
shortTitle	Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928 ⓘ linked to: Representation of the People Act 1928
status	amended ⓘ
typeOfChange	franchise extension ⓘ
votingAgeForMenAfterAct	21 ⓘ
votingAgeForWomenAfterAct	21 ⓘ
yearEnacted	1928 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

women's suffrage movement → hasKeyEvent → Representation of the People Act 1928 ⓘ

United Kingdom general election, 1929 → franchiseChange → Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928 ⓘ