- Source: 1885 United Kingdom general election
The 1885 United Kingdom general election was held from 24 November to 18 December 1885. This was the first general election after an extension of the franchise and redistribution of seats. For the first time a majority of adult males could vote and most constituencies by law returned a single member to Parliament, fulfilling one of the ideals of Chartism to provide direct single-member, single-electorate accountability. It saw the Liberals, led by William Gladstone, win the most seats, but not an overall majority. As the Irish Nationalists held the balance of power between them and the Conservatives who sat with an increasing number of allied Unionist MPs (referring to the Union of Great Britain and Ireland), this exacerbated divisions within the Liberals over Irish Home Rule and led to a Liberal split and another general election the following year.
The 1885 election saw the first socialist party participate, with the Social Democratic Federation led by H. M. Hyndman standing three candidates.
Results
Voting summary
Seats summary
See also
List of MPs elected in the 1885 United Kingdom general election
Parliamentary franchise in the United Kingdom 1885–1918
Representation of the People Act 1884
Redistribution of Seats Act 1885
1885 United Kingdom general election in Ireland
1885 United Kingdom general election in Scotland
Hawarden Kite, Gladstone announces for Home Rule and wins over the Irish
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
Further reading
Roberts, Matthew. "Election Cartoons and Political Communication In Victorian England.' Cultural & Social History (2013) 10#3 pp 369–395, covers 1860 to 1890.
Walker, Brian (2005), "The 1885 and 1886 General Elections in Ireland", History Ireland, 13 (6): 36–40, JSTOR 27725365
External links
Spartacus: Political Parties and Election Results
United Kingdom election results—summary results 1885–1979 Archived 30 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Britania Raya
- Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett
- Pemilihan umum Britania Raya 1886
- Pemilihan umum Britania Raya 1895
- Pemilihan umum Britania Raya 1906
- Pemilihan umum Britania Raya Oktober 1974
- Pemilihan umum Britania Raya 1892
- Pemilihan umum Britania Raya Februari 1974
- John Lubbock, 1st Baron Avebury
- Pemilihan umum Britania Raya 1929
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