Editing Gerrymandering (section)

== Difference from malapportionment ==
Gerrymandering in its original sense should not be confused with [[malapportionment]], whereby the number of eligible voters per elected representative can vary widely. In Australia, however, the term was widely used to refer to malapportionment. Moreover, the ''-mander'' suffix was applied to particular malapportionments, such as the [[Playmander]] in South Australia. 

Sometimes political representatives use both gerrymandering and malapportionment to try to maintain power.<ref>{{Cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/gerrymandering|title=gerrymandering {{!}} politics|encyclopedia=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=27 May 2017|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Barasch|first=Emily|title=The Twisted History of Gerrymandering in American Politics|url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/09/the-twisted-history-of-gerrymandering-in-american-politics/262369/|magazine=The Atlantic|language=en-US|access-date=27 May 2017}}</ref> One of the earliest examples of [[malapportionment]], [[rotten boroughs]], was practiced in England from the 13th century until the [[Reform Act 1832|1832 reform act]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Seabrook |first=Nick |date=2022 |title=One Person, One Vote: A Surprising History of Gerrymandering in America |edition=First |location=New York |publisher=Pantheon Books |isbn=978-0-593-31586-6 |oclc=1286675891}}</ref> A striking modern example of [[malapportionment]] is the [[U.S. senate]], where states receive equal representation despite widely varying populations.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Griffin |first=John D. |date=2006 |title=Senate Apportionment as a Source of Political Inequality |journal=Legislative Studies Quarterly |volume=31 |issue=3 |pages=405–432 |doi=10.3162/036298006X201869 |jstor=40263393 |issn=0362-9805}}</ref>