1857 United Kingdom general election
In the 1857 United Kingdom general election, the Whigs, led by Lord Palmerston, won a majority in the House of Commons as the Conservative vote fell significantly. The election had been provoked by a vote of censure in Palmerston's government over his approach to the Arrow affair which led to the Second Opium War. Aged 72 Palmerston became the oldest person to win a general election for the first time. As of 2020 there has been no person as old as Palmerston to win a general election for the first time.
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All 654 seats in the House of Commons 328 seats needed for a majority | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colours denote the winning party—as shown in § Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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There is no separate tally of votes or seats for the Peelites. They did not contest elections as an organised party but more as independent Free trade Conservatives with varying degrees of distance from the two main parties.
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Results
UK General Election 1857 | |||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidates | Votes | |||||||||||||
Stood | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | |||||||
Whig | 507 | 377 | +53 | 57.65 | 64.77 | 464,127 | +7.0 | ||||||||
Conservative | 351 | 264 | −66 | 40.37 | 33.45 | 239,712 | −7.1 | ||||||||
Chartist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 614 | −0.1 |
Summary
Seats summary
Notes
References
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989), British Electoral Facts: 1832–1987, Dartmouth: Gower, ISBN 0900178302
- Rallings, Colin; Thrasher, Michael, eds. (2000), British Electoral Facts 1832–1999, Ashgate Publishing Ltd
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