# Canonical recap data for British General Election (1885)
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slug: british-election-1885
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1885/british-election-1885"
title: British General Election
subtitle: The 1885 election introduced widespread male suffrage and marked a turning point in British democratic representation.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1885-11-24
endDate: 1885-12-18
datePrecision: day
year: 1885
decade: 1880
country:
name: United Kingdom
slug: united-kingdom
summaryShort: The 1885 United Kingdom general election was held from 24 November to 18 December 1885. The first general election after an extension of the franchise and redistribution of seats, it saw the Liberals lose their majority.
summaryLong: The 1885 United Kingdom general election was held from 24 November to 18 December 1885. The first general election after an extension of the franchise and redistribution of seats, it saw the Liberals lose their majority.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/William_Ewart_Gladstone%2C_1892_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-William_Ewart_Gladstone%2C_1892_%28cropped%29.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "1885 United Kingdom general election"
importance: 77
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1885_United_Kingdom_general_election"
  title: British general election, 1885
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
metaDescription: The 1885 United Kingdom general election was held from 24 November to 18 December 1885. The first general election after an extension of the franchise and redis
wikidataQid: Q3397257
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260618185027/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1885_United_Kingdom_general_election"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-18
  label: British general election, 1885
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1885_United_Kingdom_general_election"
