Knowledge (XXG)

1880 United Kingdom general election

Source 📝

1066: 141: 623: 582: 363: 376: 667:, which was exacerbated by the worst harvest of the century in Britain in 1879. The party in power got the blame, and Liberals repeatedly emphasised the growing budget deficit as a measure of bad stewardship. In the election itself, Disraeli's party lost heavily up and down the line, especially in Scotland and Ireland, and in the urban boroughs. His Conservative strength fell from 351 to 238, while the Liberals jumped from 250 to 353. Disraeli resigned on 21 April 1880. 148: 2286: 38: 676: 1773: 1759: 1739: 1725: 1705: 1691: 1618: 1604: 1584: 1570: 1503: 1489: 1469: 1455: 1382: 1351: 1337: 1317: 1297: 1283: 1211: 1180: 1166: 1146: 1126: 1112: 348: 340: 332: 287: 279: 271: 1369: 1227: 1198: 155: 650:, and the party was unable to deal effectively with the rhetorical onslaught. Although he had improved the organisation of the Conservative Party, Disraeli was firmly based in the rural gentry, and had little contact with or understanding of the urban middle class that was increasingly dominating his party. 658:
caused by the collapse of the worldwide railway boom of the 1870s which previously had been so profitable to Britain. The stress was growing by the late 1870s; prices fell, profits fell, employment fell, and there was downward pressure on wage rates that caused much hardship among the industrial
606:
Sinister system of policy, which not merely involved the country in immoral, vainglorious and expensive external adventures, inimical to peace and to the rights of small peoples, but aimed at nothing less than the subversion of parliamentary government in favour of some
593:
The Conservative government was doomed by the poor condition of the British economy and the vulnerability of its foreign policy to moralistic attacks by the Liberals. William Gladstone, appealing to moralistic evangelicals, led the attack on the foreign policy of
3392: 93: 88: 1897: 653:
Besides their trouble with foreign policy issues, it was even more important that the Conservatives were unable to effectively defend their economic record on the home front. The 1870s coincided with a
566: 550: 534: 518: 502: 3319: 3329: 3301: 3296: 3291: 3286: 3281: 3276: 3271: 3266: 3261: 2252: 1065: 2274: 478: 219: 474: 1930: 1907: 1415: 643: 615:
Smith notes that there was indeed some substance to the allegations, but: "Most of this was partisan extravaganza, worthy of its target's own excursions against the
3324: 1902: 1651: 647: 3397: 3387: 2531: 2451: 2536: 2446: 3366: 165: 2303: 229: 2613: 2267: 381: 109: 2093: 3253: 2602: 2596: 2591: 2586: 2581: 2576: 2571: 2566: 2561: 2556: 2551: 2546: 2541: 2526: 2521: 2516: 2511: 2506: 2501: 2496: 2491: 2486: 2481: 2476: 2471: 2466: 2461: 2456: 2441: 2436: 2431: 2426: 2421: 2416: 2406: 2401: 2396: 2391: 2386: 2381: 2376: 2371: 2366: 2361: 2356: 2351: 2346: 2341: 2336: 2331: 2326: 2321: 2316: 2311: 561: 545: 513: 497: 485:
a second time. It was the last general election in which any party other than the Conservatives won a majority of the votes (rather than a
482: 396: 73: 52: 3242: 3236: 3231: 3226: 3221: 3216: 3211: 3206: 3201: 3196: 3191: 3186: 3181: 3176: 3171: 3166: 3161: 3156: 3151: 3146: 3141: 3136: 3131: 3126: 3121: 3116: 3111: 3106: 3101: 3096: 3091: 3086: 3081: 3076: 3071: 3066: 3061: 3056: 3051: 3046: 3041: 3036: 3031: 3026: 3021: 3016: 3011: 3006: 3001: 2996: 2991: 2986: 2981: 2976: 2971: 2966: 2946: 2941: 2896: 2866: 2821: 2711: 2646: 2636: 2631: 2621: 3311: 2294: 2260: 2231: 2185: 2046: 2030: 3417: 2290: 616: 175: 2121: 140: 3351: 2961: 2956: 2951: 2936: 2931: 2926: 2921: 2916: 2911: 2906: 2901: 2891: 2886: 2881: 2876: 2871: 2861: 2856: 2851: 2846: 2841: 2836: 2831: 2826: 2816: 2811: 2806: 2801: 2796: 2791: 2786: 2781: 2776: 2771: 2766: 2761: 2756: 2751: 2746: 2741: 2736: 2731: 2726: 2721: 2716: 2706: 2701: 2696: 2691: 2686: 2681: 2676: 2671: 2666: 2661: 2656: 2651: 2641: 2626: 642:, and custom did not allow peers to campaign; this denuded the Conservatives of other important figures such as the 3412: 3407: 3402: 1953: 2081: 105: 622: 1715: 852: 1830: 1594: 1479: 1327: 1156: 778: 470: 459: 418: 407: 190: 581: 2217: 599: 362: 3356: 147: 3346: 635: 602:
paraphrases the rhetorical tone which focused on attacking "Beaconsfieldism" (in Smith's words) as a:
1307: 1136: 451: 2130:
Fitzsimons, M. A. (1960), "Midlothian: the Triumph and Frustration of the British Liberal Party",
375: 3361: 2155: 2147: 2040: 1852: 1749: 1560: 1445: 1273: 1102: 740: 486: 455: 422: 185: 663:
system supported by both parties made Britain defenceless against the flood of cheap wheat from
2227: 2221: 2181: 2117: 2089: 2026: 595: 463: 403: 170: 2198: 2139: 1681: 815: 586: 440: 195: 655: 627: 2209:
Roberts, Matthew. "Election Cartoons and Political Communication In Victorian England.'
17: 2285: 2194: 2109: 639: 444: 224: 3381: 2173: 2159: 664: 2247: 675: 2143: 660: 608: 473:
a distant second. As a result of the campaign, the Liberal Commons leader,
1929:
The seat and vote count figures for the Liberals given here include the
2151: 154: 469:
Liberals secured one of their largest-ever majorities, leaving the
621: 580: 589:
in the collection of the Royal Albert Memorial Museum (333/1997).
462:. He vehemently attacked the foreign policy of the government of 2101:
Chilston, Viscount. "The 1880 Election: A Historical Landmark."
2256: 1898:
List of MPs elected in the 1880 United Kingdom general election
611:
of the oriental despotism its creator was alleged to admire.
585:
A painting by Alfred George Palmer of election night outside
674: 3393:
General elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom
598:(now known as Lord Beaconsfield) as immoral. Historian 481:, stood back in favour of Gladstone, who thus became 454:
of the Liberals, particularly the fierce oratory of
3310: 3252: 2612: 2302: 102: 2248:Spartacus: Political Parties and Election Results 1908:1880 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1416:1880 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 391: 1903:1880 United Kingdom general election in Ireland 1652:1880 United Kingdom general election in Ireland 604: 2268: 8: 2213:(2013) 10#3 pp 369–395, covers 1860 to 1890. 58:31 March – 27 April 1880 29: 2275: 2261: 2253: 1972: 1804: 1655: 1534: 1419: 1247: 1076: 1071:Largest party in each constituent country 1064: 491: 28: 1925: 1923: 681: 1984: 1945: 1919: 1870: 1779: 1624: 1509: 1388: 1294: 1291: 1288: 1217: 1123: 1120: 1117: 464:Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield 2038: 2063: 2059: 2008: 1996: 1368: 1226: 1197: 693: 447:held from 31 March to 27 April 1880. 7: 3398:1880 elections in the United Kingdom 3388:1880 United Kingdom general election 450:Its intense rhetoric was led by the 437:1880 United Kingdom general election 30:1880 United Kingdom general election 120: 2114:British Electoral Facts: 1832–1987 25: 2203:British Electoral Facts 1832–1999 414:Prime Minister after the election 2284: 2025:. London: Phoenix. p. 238. 1772: 1771: 1758: 1757: 1738: 1737: 1724: 1723: 1704: 1703: 1690: 1689: 1617: 1616: 1603: 1602: 1583: 1582: 1569: 1568: 1502: 1501: 1488: 1487: 1468: 1467: 1454: 1453: 1381: 1380: 1367: 1350: 1349: 1336: 1335: 1316: 1315: 1296: 1295: 1282: 1281: 1225: 1210: 1209: 1196: 1179: 1178: 1165: 1164: 1145: 1144: 1125: 1124: 1111: 1110: 374: 367:Colours denote the winning party 361: 347: 346: 339: 338: 331: 330: 286: 285: 278: 277: 270: 269: 153: 146: 139: 36: 1931:Speaker of the House of Commons 113:327 seats needed for a majority 726: 1: 2211:Cultural & Social History 2045:: CS1 maint: date and year ( 634:Disraeli himself was now the 2167:The General Election of 1880 887:Total votes cast: 3,359,416. 2074:Sources and further reading 1885: 1882: 1879: 1877: 1874: 1867: 1864: 1861: 1859: 1856: 1845: 1842: 1839: 1837: 1834: 1794: 1791: 1788: 1786: 1783: 1770: 1767: 1764: 1756: 1753: 1736: 1733: 1730: 1722: 1719: 1702: 1699: 1696: 1688: 1685: 1639: 1636: 1633: 1631: 1628: 1615: 1612: 1609: 1601: 1598: 1581: 1578: 1575: 1567: 1564: 1524: 1521: 1518: 1516: 1513: 1500: 1497: 1494: 1486: 1483: 1466: 1463: 1460: 1452: 1449: 1403: 1400: 1397: 1395: 1392: 1379: 1376: 1373: 1366: 1363: 1348: 1345: 1342: 1334: 1331: 1314: 1311: 1280: 1277: 1237: 1234: 1231: 1224: 1221: 1208: 1205: 1202: 1195: 1192: 1177: 1174: 1171: 1163: 1160: 1143: 1140: 1109: 1106: 656:long-term global depression 3434: 2023:Salisbury: Victorian Titan 1649: 1413: 886: 689: 684: 3338: 2144:10.1017/S0034670500008202 1871: 1851: 1829: 1807: 1780: 1748: 1714: 1680: 1658: 1625: 1593: 1559: 1537: 1510: 1478: 1444: 1422: 1389: 1360: 1326: 1306: 1272: 1250: 1218: 1189: 1155: 1135: 1101: 1079: 1040: 1032: 1027: 1019: 1014: 1004: 1000: 996: 991: 965: 957: 952: 944: 939: 931: 926: 916: 912: 908: 903: 699: 696: 685:UK General Election 1880 389: 372: 359: 117: 84: 46: 34: 2205:, Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2105:14 (June 1961): 477-492. 2021:Roberts, Andrew (2000). 18:1880 UK general election 3418:William Ewart Gladstone 2066:, pp. 707–13, 717. 477:and that in the Lords, 2223:Disraeli: A Brief Life 679: 631: 613: 590: 466:, as utterly immoral. 2297:in the United Kingdom 2103:Parliamentary Affairs 678: 644:Marquess of Salisbury 625: 584: 220:North East Lancashire 2178:Gladstone: 1809–1898 2116:, Dartmouth: Gower, 636:Earl of Beaconsfield 626:Crowds wait outside 404:Earl of Beaconsfield 2180:, Clarendon Press, 1987:, pp. 293–312. 1975:, pp. 187–201. 992:Parliamentary seats 659:working class. The 452:Midlothian campaign 380:Composition of the 236:Last election 216:Leader's seat 31: 3254:European elections 2132:Review of Politics 2062:, pp. 202–3; 1999:, pp. 198–99. 1716:Irish Conservative 680: 632: 630:to hear the result 591: 384:after the election 295:Popular vote 202:Leader since 3413:Benjamin Disraeli 3408:April 1880 events 3403:March 1880 events 3375: 3374: 2304:General elections 2199:Thrasher, Michael 2174:Matthew, H. C. G. 2169:(Oxford UP, 1967) 2095:978-1-84413-312-3 1889: 1888: 1798: 1797: 1643: 1642: 1528: 1527: 1407: 1406: 1241: 1240: 1051: 1050: 1045: 1044: 976: 975: 970: 969: 885: 884: 596:Benjamin Disraeli 574: 573: 460:William Gladstone 433: 432: 429: 428: 419:William Gladstone 355: 354: 266:Seat change 242:350 seats, 44.3% 239:242 seats, 52.0% 208:27 February 1868 171:Benjamin Disraeli 166:Spencer Cavendish 80: 79: 16:(Redirected from 3425: 3352:Northern Ireland 2289: 2288: 2277: 2270: 2263: 2254: 2236: 2226:, Cambridge UP, 2206: 2190: 2162: 2126: 2098: 2067: 2057: 2051: 2050: 2044: 2036: 2018: 2012: 2006: 2000: 1994: 1988: 1982: 1976: 1970: 1964: 1963: 1958: 1950: 1933: 1927: 1805: 1775: 1774: 1761: 1760: 1741: 1740: 1727: 1726: 1707: 1706: 1693: 1692: 1656: 1620: 1619: 1606: 1605: 1586: 1585: 1572: 1571: 1535: 1505: 1504: 1491: 1490: 1471: 1470: 1457: 1456: 1420: 1384: 1383: 1371: 1370: 1353: 1352: 1339: 1338: 1319: 1318: 1299: 1298: 1285: 1284: 1248: 1229: 1228: 1213: 1212: 1200: 1199: 1182: 1181: 1168: 1167: 1148: 1147: 1128: 1127: 1114: 1113: 1077: 1068: 1054:Regional results 989: 988: 983: 982: 901: 900: 895: 894: 728: 682: 587:Exeter Guildhall 492: 441:general election 392: 382:House of Commons 378: 365: 350: 349: 342: 341: 334: 333: 289: 288: 281: 280: 273: 272: 157: 150: 143: 119: 118: 110:House of Commons 89:outgoing members 69: 67: 63: 48: 47: 41: 40: 39: 32: 21: 3433: 3432: 3428: 3427: 3426: 3424: 3423: 3422: 3378: 3377: 3376: 3371: 3334: 3306: 3248: 2614:Local elections 2608: 2298: 2283: 2281: 2244: 2239: 2234: 2216: 2201:, eds. (2000), 2195:Rallings, Colin 2193: 2188: 2172: 2129: 2124: 2110:Craig, F. W. S. 2108: 2096: 2080: 2076: 2071: 2070: 2058: 2054: 2037: 2033: 2020: 2019: 2015: 2007: 2003: 1995: 1991: 1983: 1979: 1973:Fitzsimons 1960 1971: 1967: 1956: 1952: 1951: 1947: 1942: 1937: 1936: 1928: 1921: 1916: 1894: 1803: 1654: 1648: 1533: 1418: 1412: 1246: 1075: 1074: 1073: 1072: 1061: 1056: 1047: 1046: 1038: 1025: 1012: 981: 972: 971: 963: 950: 937: 924: 893: 888: 673: 628:Leeds Town Hall 579: 475:Lord Hartington 421: 416: 406: 401: 399:before election 390: 385: 373: 368: 360: 250:Seats won 245:60 seats, 3.7% 112: 103: 98: 97: 94:elected members 91: 65: 61: 59: 42: 37: 35: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 3431: 3429: 3421: 3420: 3415: 3410: 3405: 3400: 3395: 3390: 3380: 3379: 3373: 3372: 3370: 3369: 3364: 3359: 3354: 3349: 3343: 3339: 3336: 3335: 3333: 3332: 3327: 3322: 3316: 3314: 3308: 3307: 3305: 3304: 3299: 3294: 3289: 3284: 3279: 3274: 3269: 3264: 3258: 3256: 3250: 3249: 3247: 3246: 3239: 3234: 3229: 3224: 3219: 3214: 3209: 3204: 3199: 3194: 3189: 3184: 3179: 3174: 3169: 3164: 3159: 3154: 3149: 3144: 3139: 3134: 3129: 3124: 3119: 3114: 3109: 3104: 3099: 3094: 3089: 3084: 3079: 3074: 3069: 3064: 3059: 3054: 3049: 3044: 3039: 3034: 3029: 3024: 3019: 3014: 3009: 3004: 2999: 2994: 2989: 2984: 2979: 2974: 2969: 2964: 2959: 2954: 2949: 2944: 2939: 2934: 2929: 2924: 2919: 2914: 2909: 2904: 2899: 2894: 2889: 2884: 2879: 2874: 2869: 2864: 2859: 2854: 2849: 2844: 2839: 2834: 2829: 2824: 2819: 2814: 2809: 2804: 2799: 2794: 2789: 2784: 2779: 2774: 2769: 2764: 2759: 2754: 2749: 2744: 2739: 2734: 2729: 2724: 2719: 2714: 2709: 2704: 2699: 2694: 2689: 2684: 2679: 2674: 2669: 2664: 2659: 2654: 2649: 2644: 2639: 2634: 2629: 2624: 2618: 2616: 2610: 2609: 2607: 2606: 2599: 2594: 2589: 2584: 2579: 2574: 2569: 2564: 2559: 2554: 2549: 2544: 2539: 2534: 2529: 2524: 2519: 2514: 2509: 2504: 2499: 2494: 2489: 2484: 2479: 2474: 2469: 2464: 2459: 2454: 2449: 2444: 2439: 2434: 2429: 2424: 2419: 2414: 2409: 2404: 2399: 2394: 2389: 2384: 2379: 2374: 2369: 2364: 2359: 2354: 2349: 2344: 2339: 2334: 2329: 2324: 2319: 2314: 2308: 2306: 2300: 2299: 2282: 2280: 2279: 2272: 2265: 2257: 2251: 2250: 2243: 2242:External links 2240: 2238: 2237: 2232: 2214: 2207: 2191: 2186: 2170: 2163: 2138:(2): 187–201, 2127: 2122: 2106: 2099: 2094: 2077: 2075: 2072: 2069: 2068: 2052: 2031: 2013: 2011:, p. 199. 2001: 1989: 1977: 1965: 1944: 1943: 1941: 1938: 1935: 1934: 1918: 1917: 1915: 1912: 1911: 1910: 1905: 1900: 1893: 1890: 1887: 1886: 1884: 1881: 1878: 1876: 1873: 1869: 1868: 1866: 1863: 1860: 1858: 1855: 1850: 1847: 1846: 1844: 1841: 1838: 1836: 1833: 1828: 1825: 1824: 1821: 1818: 1815: 1812: 1809: 1802: 1799: 1796: 1795: 1793: 1790: 1787: 1785: 1782: 1778: 1777: 1769: 1766: 1763: 1755: 1752: 1747: 1744: 1743: 1735: 1732: 1729: 1721: 1718: 1713: 1710: 1709: 1701: 1698: 1695: 1687: 1684: 1679: 1676: 1675: 1672: 1669: 1666: 1663: 1660: 1650:Main article: 1647: 1644: 1641: 1640: 1638: 1635: 1632: 1630: 1627: 1623: 1622: 1614: 1611: 1608: 1600: 1597: 1592: 1589: 1588: 1580: 1577: 1574: 1566: 1563: 1558: 1555: 1554: 1551: 1548: 1545: 1542: 1539: 1532: 1529: 1526: 1525: 1523: 1520: 1517: 1515: 1512: 1508: 1507: 1499: 1496: 1493: 1485: 1482: 1477: 1474: 1473: 1465: 1462: 1459: 1451: 1448: 1443: 1440: 1439: 1436: 1433: 1430: 1427: 1424: 1414:Main article: 1411: 1408: 1405: 1404: 1402: 1399: 1396: 1394: 1391: 1387: 1386: 1378: 1375: 1372: 1365: 1362: 1359: 1356: 1355: 1347: 1344: 1341: 1333: 1330: 1325: 1322: 1321: 1313: 1310: 1305: 1302: 1301: 1293: 1290: 1287: 1279: 1276: 1271: 1268: 1267: 1264: 1261: 1258: 1255: 1252: 1245: 1242: 1239: 1238: 1236: 1233: 1230: 1223: 1220: 1216: 1215: 1207: 1204: 1201: 1194: 1191: 1188: 1185: 1184: 1176: 1173: 1170: 1162: 1159: 1154: 1151: 1150: 1142: 1139: 1134: 1131: 1130: 1122: 1119: 1116: 1108: 1105: 1100: 1097: 1096: 1093: 1090: 1087: 1084: 1081: 1070: 1069: 1063: 1062: 1060: 1057: 1055: 1052: 1049: 1048: 1043: 1042: 1039: 1036: 1034: 1030: 1029: 1026: 1023: 1021: 1017: 1016: 1013: 1010: 1008: 1002: 1001: 999: 997: 994: 993: 987: 986: 980: 977: 974: 973: 968: 967: 964: 961: 959: 955: 954: 951: 948: 946: 942: 941: 938: 935: 933: 929: 928: 925: 922: 920: 914: 913: 911: 909: 906: 905: 899: 898: 892: 891:Voting summary 889: 883: 882: 879: 876: 873: 870: 867: 864: 861: 858: 855: 850: 846: 845: 842: 839: 836: 833: 830: 827: 824: 821: 818: 813: 809: 808: 805: 802: 799: 796: 793: 790: 787: 784: 781: 776: 772: 771: 768: 765: 762: 759: 756: 753: 750: 747: 744: 737: 733: 732: 729: 724: 721: 718: 715: 712: 709: 706: 702: 701: 698: 695: 691: 690: 687: 686: 672: 669: 648:Lord Cranbrook 640:House of Lords 578: 575: 572: 571: 570: 569: 564: 556: 555: 554: 553: 548: 540: 539: 538: 537: 532: 524: 523: 522: 521: 516: 508: 507: 506: 505: 500: 483:Prime Minister 479:Lord Granville 445:United Kingdom 431: 430: 427: 426: 411: 397:Prime Minister 387: 386: 379: 370: 369: 366: 357: 356: 353: 352: 344: 336: 328: 324: 323: 320: 317: 312: 308: 307: 304: 301: 296: 292: 291: 283: 275: 267: 263: 262: 259: 256: 251: 247: 246: 243: 240: 237: 233: 232: 227: 225:House of Lords 222: 217: 213: 212: 209: 206: 203: 199: 198: 193: 188: 183: 179: 178: 173: 168: 163: 159: 158: 151: 144: 137: 133: 132: 129: 126: 123: 115: 114: 100: 99: 92: 86: 85: 82: 81: 78: 77: 71: 55: 44: 43: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 3430: 3419: 3416: 3414: 3411: 3409: 3406: 3404: 3401: 3399: 3396: 3394: 3391: 3389: 3386: 3385: 3383: 3368: 3367:Great Britain 3365: 3363: 3360: 3358: 3355: 3353: 3350: 3348: 3345:Elections in 3344: 3341: 3340: 3337: 3331: 3328: 3326: 3323: 3321: 3318: 3317: 3315: 3313: 3309: 3303: 3300: 3298: 3295: 3293: 3290: 3288: 3285: 3283: 3280: 3278: 3275: 3273: 3270: 3268: 3265: 3263: 3260: 3259: 3257: 3255: 3251: 3245: 3244: 3240: 3238: 3235: 3233: 3230: 3228: 3225: 3223: 3220: 3218: 3215: 3213: 3210: 3208: 3205: 3203: 3200: 3198: 3195: 3193: 3190: 3188: 3185: 3183: 3180: 3178: 3175: 3173: 3170: 3168: 3165: 3163: 3160: 3158: 3155: 3153: 3150: 3148: 3145: 3143: 3140: 3138: 3135: 3133: 3130: 3128: 3125: 3123: 3120: 3118: 3115: 3113: 3110: 3108: 3105: 3103: 3100: 3098: 3095: 3093: 3090: 3088: 3085: 3083: 3080: 3078: 3075: 3073: 3070: 3068: 3065: 3063: 3060: 3058: 3055: 3053: 3050: 3048: 3045: 3043: 3040: 3038: 3035: 3033: 3030: 3028: 3025: 3023: 3020: 3018: 3015: 3013: 3010: 3008: 3005: 3003: 3000: 2998: 2995: 2993: 2990: 2988: 2985: 2983: 2980: 2978: 2975: 2973: 2970: 2968: 2965: 2963: 2960: 2958: 2955: 2953: 2950: 2948: 2945: 2943: 2940: 2938: 2935: 2933: 2930: 2928: 2925: 2923: 2920: 2918: 2915: 2913: 2910: 2908: 2905: 2903: 2900: 2898: 2895: 2893: 2890: 2888: 2885: 2883: 2880: 2878: 2875: 2873: 2870: 2868: 2865: 2863: 2860: 2858: 2855: 2853: 2850: 2848: 2845: 2843: 2840: 2838: 2835: 2833: 2830: 2828: 2825: 2823: 2820: 2818: 2815: 2813: 2810: 2808: 2805: 2803: 2800: 2798: 2795: 2793: 2790: 2788: 2785: 2783: 2780: 2778: 2775: 2773: 2770: 2768: 2765: 2763: 2760: 2758: 2755: 2753: 2750: 2748: 2745: 2743: 2740: 2738: 2735: 2733: 2730: 2728: 2725: 2723: 2720: 2718: 2715: 2713: 2710: 2708: 2705: 2703: 2700: 2698: 2695: 2693: 2690: 2688: 2685: 2683: 2680: 2678: 2675: 2673: 2670: 2668: 2665: 2663: 2660: 2658: 2655: 2653: 2650: 2648: 2645: 2643: 2640: 2638: 2635: 2633: 2630: 2628: 2625: 2623: 2620: 2619: 2617: 2615: 2611: 2605: 2604: 2600: 2598: 2595: 2593: 2590: 2588: 2585: 2583: 2580: 2578: 2575: 2573: 2570: 2568: 2565: 2563: 2560: 2558: 2555: 2553: 2550: 2548: 2545: 2543: 2540: 2538: 2535: 2533: 2530: 2528: 2525: 2523: 2520: 2518: 2515: 2513: 2510: 2508: 2505: 2503: 2500: 2498: 2495: 2493: 2490: 2488: 2485: 2483: 2480: 2478: 2475: 2473: 2470: 2468: 2465: 2463: 2460: 2458: 2455: 2453: 2450: 2448: 2445: 2443: 2440: 2438: 2435: 2433: 2430: 2428: 2425: 2423: 2420: 2418: 2415: 2413: 2410: 2408: 2405: 2403: 2400: 2398: 2395: 2393: 2390: 2388: 2385: 2383: 2380: 2378: 2375: 2373: 2370: 2368: 2365: 2363: 2360: 2358: 2355: 2353: 2350: 2348: 2345: 2343: 2340: 2338: 2335: 2333: 2330: 2328: 2325: 2323: 2320: 2318: 2315: 2313: 2310: 2309: 2307: 2305: 2301: 2296: 2292: 2287: 2278: 2273: 2271: 2266: 2264: 2259: 2258: 2255: 2249: 2246: 2245: 2241: 2235: 2233:9780521381505 2229: 2225: 2224: 2219: 2215: 2212: 2208: 2204: 2200: 2196: 2192: 2189: 2187:0-19-820696-8 2183: 2179: 2175: 2171: 2168: 2164: 2161: 2157: 2153: 2149: 2145: 2141: 2137: 2133: 2128: 2125: 2119: 2115: 2111: 2107: 2104: 2100: 2097: 2091: 2088:, EA London, 2087: 2083: 2082:Blake, Robert 2079: 2078: 2073: 2065: 2061: 2056: 2053: 2048: 2042: 2034: 2032:0-75381-091-3 2028: 2024: 2017: 2014: 2010: 2005: 2002: 1998: 1993: 1990: 1986: 1981: 1978: 1974: 1969: 1966: 1962: 1961:parliament.uk 1955: 1949: 1946: 1939: 1932: 1926: 1924: 1920: 1913: 1909: 1906: 1904: 1901: 1899: 1896: 1895: 1891: 1854: 1849: 1848: 1832: 1827: 1826: 1822: 1819: 1816: 1814:Seats change 1813: 1810: 1806: 1800: 1751: 1746: 1745: 1717: 1712: 1711: 1683: 1678: 1677: 1673: 1670: 1667: 1665:Seats change 1664: 1661: 1657: 1653: 1645: 1596: 1591: 1590: 1562: 1557: 1556: 1552: 1549: 1546: 1544:Seats change 1543: 1540: 1536: 1530: 1481: 1476: 1475: 1447: 1442: 1441: 1437: 1434: 1431: 1429:Seats change 1428: 1425: 1421: 1417: 1409: 1358: 1357: 1329: 1324: 1323: 1309: 1304: 1303: 1275: 1270: 1269: 1265: 1262: 1259: 1257:Seats change 1256: 1253: 1249: 1243: 1187: 1186: 1158: 1153: 1152: 1138: 1133: 1132: 1104: 1099: 1098: 1094: 1091: 1088: 1086:Seats change 1085: 1082: 1078: 1067: 1059:Great Britain 1058: 1053: 1035: 1031: 1022: 1018: 1009: 1007: 1003: 998: 995: 990: 985: 984: 979:Seats summary 978: 960: 956: 947: 943: 934: 930: 921: 919: 915: 910: 907: 902: 897: 896: 890: 880: 877: 874: 871: 868: 865: 862: 859: 856: 854: 851: 848: 847: 843: 840: 837: 834: 831: 828: 825: 822: 819: 817: 814: 811: 810: 806: 803: 800: 797: 794: 791: 788: 785: 782: 780: 777: 774: 773: 769: 766: 763: 760: 757: 754: 751: 748: 745: 743: 742: 738: 735: 734: 730: 725: 722: 719: 716: 713: 710: 707: 704: 703: 692: 688: 683: 677: 670: 668: 666: 665:North America 662: 657: 651: 649: 645: 641: 637: 629: 624: 620: 618: 612: 610: 603: 601: 597: 588: 583: 576: 568: 565: 563: 562:1886 election 560: 559: 558: 557: 552: 549: 547: 546:1885 election 544: 543: 542: 541: 536: 533: 531: 530:1880 election 528: 527: 526: 525: 520: 517: 515: 514:1874 election 512: 511: 510: 509: 504: 501: 499: 498:1868 election 496: 495: 494: 493: 490: 488: 484: 480: 476: 472: 471:Conservatives 467: 465: 461: 457: 453: 448: 446: 442: 438: 425: 424: 420: 415: 412: 410: 409: 405: 400: 398: 394: 393: 388: 383: 377: 371: 364: 358: 345: 337: 329: 326: 325: 321: 318: 316: 313: 310: 309: 305: 302: 300: 297: 294: 293: 284: 276: 268: 265: 264: 260: 257: 255: 252: 249: 248: 244: 241: 238: 235: 234: 231: 228: 226: 223: 221: 218: 215: 214: 210: 207: 205:January 1875 204: 201: 200: 197: 194: 192: 189: 187: 184: 181: 180: 177: 174: 172: 169: 167: 164: 161: 160: 156: 152: 149: 145: 142: 138: 135: 134: 130: 128:Second party 127: 124: 121: 116: 111: 107: 101: 96: → 95: 90: 87:←  83: 76: → 75: 72: 70: 56: 54: 51:←  50: 49: 45: 33: 27: 19: 3241: 2601: 2411: 2222: 2210: 2202: 2177: 2166: 2165:Lloyd, T.O. 2135: 2131: 2113: 2102: 2085: 2055: 2022: 2016: 2004: 1992: 1985:Matthew 1997 1980: 1968: 1960: 1948: 1831:Conservative 1801:Universities 1595:Conservative 1480:Conservative 1328:Conservative 1157:Conservative 1020:Conservative 1005: 932:Conservative 917: 904:Popular vote 779:Conservative 739: 652: 633: 614: 605: 592: 529: 468: 449: 436: 434: 417: 413: 408:Conservative 402: 395: 314: 298: 253: 191:Conservative 176:William Shaw 131:Third party 125:First party 57: 26: 3312:Referendums 2295:referendums 2218:Smith, Paul 853:Independent 844:−0.9 807:−1.8 795:−113 731:Net % 720:% of total 697:Candidates 311:Percentage 230:County Cork 3382:Categories 2537:1974 (Oct) 2532:1974 (Feb) 2452:1910 (Dec) 2447:1910 (Jan) 2123:0900178302 2064:Blake 1967 2060:Smith 1996 2009:Smith 1996 1997:Smith 1996 1940:References 1398:2,726,673 1343:1,205,990 1289:1,519,576 1232:3,108,022 1172:1,326,744 1118:1,780,171 804:1,426,351 767:1,836,423 661:free trade 609:simulacrum 600:Paul Smith 303:1,426,349 66:1880-04-27 62:1880-03-31 2291:Elections 2160:144807807 2041:cite book 1823:% change 1682:Home Rule 1674:% change 1553:% change 1438:% change 1266:% change 1095:% change 1033:Home Rule 945:Home Rule 816:Home Rule 714:Unseated 487:plurality 299:1,836,423 211:May 1879 196:Home Rule 106:652 seats 3357:Scotland 3342:See also 2220:(1996), 2176:(1997), 2112:(1989), 2086:Disraeli 2084:(1967), 1892:See also 1789:251,394 1634:100,509 1519:269,662 1461:195,517 1410:Scotland 708:Elected 64: – 3347:England 2152:1405317 1880:11,178 1853:Liberal 1765:56,252 1750:Liberal 1731:99,607 1697:95,535 1646:Ireland 1610:41,106 1576:50,403 1561:Liberal 1495:74,145 1446:Liberal 1308:Lib-Lab 1274:Liberal 1244:England 1137:Lib-Lab 1103:Liberal 1037:  1024:  1011:  1006:Liberal 962:  949:  936:  923:  918:Liberal 849:  841:95,535 812:  775:  741:Liberal 736:  711:Gained 671:Results 638:in the 458:leader 456:Liberal 443:in the 423:Liberal 306:95,528 186:Liberal 162:Leader 136:  122:  108:in the 60: ( 2230:  2184:  2158:  2150:  2120:  2092:  2029:  1954:"Data" 1872:Total 1862:5,675 1840:5,503 1817:Votes 1811:Seats 1808:Party 1781:Total 1668:Votes 1662:Seats 1659:Party 1626:Total 1547:Votes 1541:Seats 1538:Party 1511:Total 1432:Votes 1426:Seats 1423:Party 1390:Total 1374:1,107 1361:Other 1260:Votes 1254:Seats 1251:Party 1219:Total 1203:1,107 1190:Other 1089:Votes 1083:Seats 1080:Party 1028:36.35% 1015:53.99% 958:Others 940:42.46% 927:54.66% 878:1,107 801:42.46 798:36.35 764:54.66 761:53.99 705:Stood 700:Votes 694:Party 577:Issues 439:was a 327:Swing 319:42.5% 182:Party 3362:Wales 2156:S2CID 2148:JSTOR 1957:(PDF) 1914:Notes 1865:50.8 1843:49.2 1776:4.3% 1768:22.7 1742:1.0% 1734:39.8 1708:2.1% 1700:37.5 1613:41.2 1579:58.8 1531:Wales 1498:29.9 1464:70.1 1346:43.7 1292:56.2 1214:0.04 1206:0.04 1175:42.7 1121:57.3 1041:9.66% 966:0.03% 953:2.84% 875:0.03 838:2.84 835:9.66 792:-133 770:+2.7 758:+110 752:+132 617:Whigs 351:0.9% 343:1.8% 335:2.7% 322:2.8% 315:54.7% 3330:2016 3325:2011 3320:1975 3302:2019 3297:2014 3292:2009 3287:2004 3282:1999 3277:1994 3272:1989 3267:1984 3262:1979 3243:2025 3237:2024 3232:2023 3227:2022 3222:2021 3217:2019 3212:2018 3207:2017 3202:2016 3197:2015 3192:2014 3187:2013 3182:2012 3177:2011 3172:2010 3167:2009 3162:2008 3157:2007 3152:2006 3147:2005 3142:2004 3137:2003 3132:2002 3127:2001 3122:2000 3117:1999 3112:1998 3107:1997 3102:1996 3097:1995 3092:1994 3087:1993 3082:1992 3077:1991 3072:1990 3067:1989 3062:1988 3057:1987 3052:1986 3047:1985 3042:1984 3037:1983 3032:1982 3027:1981 3022:1980 3017:1979 3012:1978 3007:1977 3002:1976 2997:1975 2992:1974 2987:1973 2982:1972 2977:1971 2972:1970 2967:1969 2962:1968 2957:1967 2952:1966 2947:1965 2942:1964 2937:1963 2932:1962 2927:1961 2922:1960 2917:1959 2912:1958 2907:1957 2902:1956 2897:1955 2892:1954 2887:1953 2882:1952 2877:1951 2872:1950 2867:1949 2862:1948 2857:1947 2852:1946 2847:1945 2842:1938 2837:1937 2832:1936 2827:1935 2822:1934 2817:1933 2812:1932 2807:1931 2802:1930 2797:1929 2792:1928 2787:1927 2782:1926 2777:1925 2772:1924 2767:1923 2762:1922 2757:1921 2752:1920 2747:1919 2742:1915 2737:1914 2732:1913 2727:1912 2722:1911 2717:1910 2712:1909 2707:1908 2702:1907 2697:1906 2692:1905 2687:1904 2682:1903 2677:1902 2672:1901 2667:1900 2662:1899 2657:1898 2652:1897 2647:1896 2642:1895 2637:1894 2632:1892 2627:1890 2622:1889 2603:Next 2597:2024 2592:2019 2587:2017 2582:2015 2577:2010 2572:2005 2567:2001 2562:1997 2557:1992 2552:1987 2547:1983 2542:1979 2527:1970 2522:1966 2517:1964 2512:1959 2507:1955 2502:1951 2497:1950 2492:1945 2487:1935 2482:1931 2477:1929 2472:1924 2467:1923 2462:1922 2457:1918 2442:1906 2437:1900 2432:1895 2427:1892 2422:1886 2417:1885 2412:1880 2407:1874 2402:1868 2397:1865 2392:1859 2387:1857 2382:1852 2377:1847 2372:1841 2367:1837 2362:1835 2357:1832 2352:1831 2347:1830 2342:1826 2337:1820 2332:1818 2327:1812 2322:1807 2317:1806 2312:1802 2293:and 2228:ISBN 2182:ISBN 2118:ISBN 2090:ISBN 2047:link 2027:ISBN 1883:100 1792:100 1784:101 1637:100 1621:2.1 1587:2.1 1522:100 1506:1.7 1472:1.7 1401:100 1393:451 1385:0.1 1377:0.1 1354:2.5 1332:197 1300:2.4 1278:251 1235:100 1222:551 1183:1.9 1169:105 1161:214 1129:1.9 1115:104 1107:334 789:+20 786:237 783:521 755:-22 749:352 746:499 717:Net 646:and 435:The 282:113 274:110 258:237 104:All 74:1885 53:1874 2140:doi 1754:15 1720:23 1686:63 1629:33 1607:10 1573:10 1565:29 1514:58 1492:12 1458:12 1450:52 1340:83 1286:82 832:+3 829:-3 826:+6 823:63 820:81 727:No. 619:." 567:MPs 551:MPs 535:MPs 519:MPs 503:MPs 489:). 261:63 254:352 3384:: 2197:; 2154:, 2146:, 2136:22 2134:, 2043:}} 2039:{{ 1959:, 1922:^ 1875:9 1857:2 1835:7 1820:% 1762:5 1728:8 1694:3 1671:% 1599:4 1550:% 1484:6 1435:% 1364:0 1320:1 1312:3 1263:% 1193:0 1149:1 1141:3 1092:% 881:0 872:0 869:0 866:0 863:0 860:0 857:2 723:% 290:3 2276:e 2269:t 2262:v 2142:: 2049:) 2035:. 68:) 20:)

Index

1880 UK general election
1874
1885
outgoing members
elected members
652 seats
House of Commons



Spencer Cavendish
Benjamin Disraeli
William Shaw
Liberal
Conservative
Home Rule
North East Lancashire
House of Lords
County Cork


House of Commons
Prime Minister
Earl of Beaconsfield
Conservative
William Gladstone
Liberal
general election
United Kingdom
Midlothian campaign

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.