An Act for the Redistribution of Seats at Parliamentary Elections, and for other Purposes.
Citation
48 & 49 Vict. c. 23
Introduced by
William Gladstone (Commons)
Territorial extent
United Kingdom
Dates
Royal assent
25 June 1885
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes
Norwich Voters Disfranchisement Act 1870
Dublin Voters Disfranchisement Act 1870
Norwich Voters Disfranchisement Act 1871
Repealed by
Representation of the People Act 1918
The Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict. c. 23) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (sometimes called the "Reform Act of 1885").[1][2] It was a piece of electoral reform legislation that redistributed the seats in the House of Commons, introducing the concept of equally populated constituencies, a concept in the broader global context termed equal apportionment, in an attempt to equalise representation across the UK.[3] It was associated with, but not part of, the Representation of the People Act 1884.
^Wright, D. G. (30 July 2014). Democracy and Reform 1815 - 1885. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-88325-8.
^Reid, Andrew (1887). We must fight it out!-And why?. pp. 16–17.
^Lowell, A Lawrence (1912). The Government of England. Vol. 1. London: Macmillan. p. 199.
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