Redistribution of Seats Act 1885

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:category	gptkb:Electoral_reform_in_the_United_Kingdom gptkb:Constituencies_of_the_Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom gptkb:United_Kingdom_Acts_of_Parliament_1885
gptkbp:chapter	gptkb:48_&_49_Vict._c._23
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dateEnacted	1885
gptkbp:effect	Abolished many parliamentary boroughs Created single-member constituencies Redistributed seats from small boroughs to larger towns and counties
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
gptkbp:longTitle	An Act to redistribute the Seats at Parliamentary Elections, and for other purposes connected therewith.
gptkbp:purpose	Redistribution of parliamentary seats in the United Kingdom
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent	25 June 1885
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1884
gptkbp:repealedBy	gptkb:Representation_of_the_People_Act_1918 Yes
gptkbp:shortName	gptkb:Redistribution_of_Seats_Act_1885
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Reform_Act_1884
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6