1892 United Kingdom general election
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The 1892 United Kingdom general election was a parliamentary contest that resulted in a narrow victory for the Liberal Party under William Ewart Gladstone, leading to a minority government supported by Irish Nationalists.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Kingdom general election
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parliamentary election ⓘ |
| chamberElected | House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ConservativePopularVoteShare | 47.6% ⓘ |
| ConservativeSeatChange | -32 ⓘ |
| ConservativeSeatsWon | 268 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electionForOffice | Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| endDate | 1892-07-26 ⓘ |
| era | Victorian era ⓘ |
| geographicScope | Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentFormed | Liberal minority government ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | last general election won by William Ewart Gladstone ⓘ |
| IrishNationalistPopularVoteShare | 2.9% ⓘ |
| IrishNationalistSeatChange | -9 ⓘ |
| IrishNationalistSeatsWon | 81 ⓘ |
| leaderOfConservativeParty | Marquess of Salisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leaderOfLiberalParty | William Ewart Gladstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureTerm | 25th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| LiberalPopularVoteShare | 47.0% ⓘ |
| LiberalSeatChange | +40 ⓘ |
| LiberalSeatsWon | 272 ⓘ |
| LiberalUnionistPopularVoteShare | 2.3% ⓘ |
| LiberalUnionistSeatChange | +1 ⓘ |
| LiberalUnionistSeatsWon | 47 ⓘ |
| mainWinningParty | Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchAtTime | Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 1895 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableIssue |
Irish Home Rule
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Irish land question ⓘ tariff reform and free trade ⓘ |
| notableOutcome | return of William Ewart Gladstone as Prime Minister ⓘ |
| numberOfSeatsContested | 670 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryMajorityStatus | no overall majority ⓘ |
| parliamentDissolvedBy | Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1886 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElection | William Ewart Gladstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElectionParty | Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | Marquess of Salisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElectionParty | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForElection | dissolution of Parliament by Marquess of Salisbury ⓘ |
| result | narrow Liberal victory ⓘ |
| secondParty | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1892-07-04 ⓘ |
| supportingPartyOfGovernment | Irish Nationalist Party GENERATED ⓘ |
| thirdParty | Irish Nationalist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalTurnout | 82.0% ⓘ |
| turnoutChange | +1.2 percentage points ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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Reginald Pole-Carew