English general election, March 1679

English general election, March 1679
March 1679

  First party Second party Third party
 
Party for Exclusion against Exclusion (absent)
Seats won 218 137 167
Seat change N/A

The March 1679 English general election returned a majority of members in favour of the Exclusion Bill. This parliament was called the Habeas Corpus Parliament after the Habeas Corpus Act, which it enacted in May, 1679 to define and strengthen the ancient prerogative writ benefitting all subjects. It was dissolved while in recess on 12 July 1679. Many members did not attend the parliament at all, so their view about Exclusion is unknown.

References

  • Henning, Basil, ed. (1983), The House of Commons, 1660–1690, The History of Parliament, Secker & Warburg


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