1880 United Kingdom general election
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The 1880 United Kingdom general election was a parliamentary contest in which William Ewart Gladstone’s Liberal Party won a decisive victory over Benjamin Disraeli’s Conservatives, leading to Gladstone’s return as Prime Minister.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United Kingdom general election ⓘ |
| causeOfChangeOfGovernment | Liberal Party majority in the House of Commons ⓘ |
| chamberElected | House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electionForOffice | Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| electorate | male property-based franchise in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endDate | 1880-04-27 ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
elections in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
history of the Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ history of the Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ |
| legislatureTerm | 22nd Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLosingParty | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLosingPartyLeader | Benjamin Disraeli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWinningParty | Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainWinningPartyLeader | William Ewart Gladstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringElection | Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 1885 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 652 ⓘ |
| outcome | Liberal Party won a decisive victory ⓘ |
| parliamentNumber | 22 ⓘ |
| partyOfPrimeMinisterAfterElection | Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyOfPrimeMinisterBeforeElection | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | took place after the 1874 Conservative victory ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1874 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElection | William Ewart Gladstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | Benjamin Disraeli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedPoliticalLeader |
Benjamin Disraeli
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Ewart Gladstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultedIn | return of William Ewart Gladstone as Prime Minister ⓘ |
| significance |
ended Benjamin Disraeli’s last ministry
ⓘ
returned William Ewart Gladstone to office as Prime Minister ⓘ |
| startDate | 1880-03-31 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
19th century
ⓘ
Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfElection | parliamentary ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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