# Redistribution Act redraws constituencies (1885)

URL: https://english-history.com/timeline/1885-redistribution-act-redraws-constituencies
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Parliament created more equal single-member electoral districts. Within the broader Victorian Britain period, industrial society, mass politics, public-health reform, global empire and the Irish question dominated public life. This event is placed at 1885 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The reform modernized representation and reinforced national party competition.

## Why it matters
The reform modernized representation and reinforced national party competition.

Ruler at the time: [Victoria](https://english-history.com/rulers/victoria)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia topic lookup — Redistribution Act redraws constituencies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=Redistribution+Act+redraws+constituencies&go=Go)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Redistribution Act redraws constituencies](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Redistribution+Act+redraws+constituencies)
- [Wikipedia — Timeline of British history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_British_history_%281800%E2%80%931899%29)
- [The National Archives — Victorian resources](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/)