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← 1892 |
13 July – 7 August 1895 (1895-07-13 – 1895-08-07) |
1900 → |
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All 670 seats in the House of Commons 336 seats needed for a majority |
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The 1895 United Kingdom general election was held from 13 July to 7 August 1895. It was won by the Conservatives led by Lord Salisbury who formed an alliance with the Liberal Unionist Party and had a large majority over the Liberals, led by Lord Rosebery. The Irish Parliamentary Party was split at this time, the majority of its MPs (the "Anti-Parnellites") following John Dillon, while a rump (the "Parnellites") followed John Redmond.
Results
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411
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177
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70
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12
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Conservative & Lib. Unionist
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Liberal
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INF
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INL
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UK General Election 1895
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Candidates
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Votes
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Party
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Leader
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Stood
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Elected
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Gained
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Unseated
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Net
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% of total
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%
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No.
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Net %
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Conservative & Lib. Unionist
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Lord Salisbury
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588
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411
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114
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17
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+97
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61.34
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49.25
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1,759,484
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+2.2
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Liberal
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Lord Rosebery
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447
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177
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18
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112
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−94
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26.42
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45.58
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1,628,405
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+0.2
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Irish National Federation
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John Dillon
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77
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70
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−2
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10.45
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2.59
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92,556
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−2.6
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Irish National League
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John Redmond
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26
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12
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+3
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1.79
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1.34
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47,698
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−0.2
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Ind. Labour Party
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Keir Hardie
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28
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0
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0
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0
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0.96
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34,433
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N/A
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Independent Liberal
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N/A
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3
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0
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−1
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0
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0.10
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3,733
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Social Democratic Federation
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H. M. Hyndman
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4
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0
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0
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0
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0.09
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3,122
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+0.1
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Independent Lib-Lab
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N/A
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0.07
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2,348
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Independent Labour
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N/A
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1
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0
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−3
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0
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0.02
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608
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Independent
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N/A
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0.00
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52
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Total votes cast: 3,572,439.
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Voting summary
Popular vote |
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Conservative and Liberal Unionist |
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49.25% |
Liberal |
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45.58% |
Irish National Federation |
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2.59% |
Irish National League |
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1.34% |
Independent Labour Party |
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0.96% |
Others |
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0.28% |
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Seats summary
Parliamentary seats |
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Conservative and Liberal Unionist |
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61.34% |
Liberal |
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26.42% |
Irish National Federation |
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10.45% |
Irish National League |
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1.79% |
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See also
Notes
References
- Craig, F. W. S. (1989), British Electoral Facts: 1832–1987, Dartmouth: Gower, ISBN 0900178302
- Craig, F. W. S. (1974), British Parliamentary Election Results 1885–1918, Macmillan
- Readman, Paul A. (1999), "The 1895 general election and political change in late Victorian Britain", Historical Journal, 42 (2): 467–493, doi:10.1017/S0018246X98008322, JSTOR 3020996
- Roberts, Andrew (1999), Salisbury: Victorian Titan, pp. 596–604[publisher missing]
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