1820 United Kingdom general election
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The 1820 United Kingdom general election was a parliamentary election held shortly after the accession of King George IV, shaping the composition of the House of Commons in the early 19th century.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United Kingdom general election ⓘ |
| affectedBody | representation of constituencies in the House of Commons ⓘ |
| chamberElected | House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | third general election of the United Kingdom after the Acts of Union 1800 ⓘ |
| constitutionalSystem | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| context | early 19th-century British politics ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolutionOfPreviousParliament | 1820-02-28 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post voting ⓘ |
| endDate | 1820-03-14 ⓘ |
| era | pre-Reform era ⓘ |
| firstMeetingOfParliament | 1820-04-21 GENERATED ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1826 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 1818 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentAfterElection | Tory government ⓘ |
| governmentBeforeElection | Tory government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialRecords | English ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locationOfCentralAdministration | Westminster GENERATED ⓘ |
| mainPoliticalGrouping |
Tory Party
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whig Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringElection | George IV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | conducted over several days rather than a single polling day ⓘ |
| numberOfMPsElected | 658 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermEnd | 1826 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermStart | 1820 ⓘ |
| parliamentNumber | 7th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentSummonedOn | 1820-04-21 ⓘ |
| preReformAct | true ⓘ |
| previousMonarch | George III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElection | Earl of Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | Earl of Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Cato Street Conspiracy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | political dominance of the Tory Party ⓘ |
| resultSummary | Tory Party retained a large majority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1820-03-06 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceDuring | Napoleonic Wars aftermath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPlaceShortlyAfter | accession of King George IV ⓘ |
| tookPlaceUnder | Acts of Union 1800 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | dissolution of the 6th Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| typeOfFranchise | restricted and property-based franchise ⓘ |
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