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| United Kingdom general election, 1865 | ||||
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| All 658 seats to the House of Commons | ||||
| 11–24 July 1865 | ||||
| First party | Second party | |||
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| Leader | The Viscount Palmerston | The Earl of Derby | ||
| Party | Liberal | Conservative | ||
| Leader since | 12 June 1859 | July 1846 | ||
| Leader's seat | Tiverton | Earl of Derby | ||
| Last election | 356 seats, 65.7% | 298 seats, 34.3% | ||
| Seats won | 369 | 289 | ||
| Seat change | +13 | -9 | ||
| Popular vote | 508,821 | 346,035 | ||
| Percentage | 59.5% | 38.4% | ||
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Incumbent PM Subsequent PM |
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| 1859 election |
| 1865 election |
| 1868 election |
The 1865 UK general election saw the Liberals, led by Lord Palmerston, increase their large majority over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives to more than 80. The Whig Party changed its name to the Liberal Party between the previous election and this one.
Palmerston died later in the same year and was succeeded by Lord John Russell as Prime Minister. [1]
Results
| UK General Election 1865 | |||||||||||||||
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| Party | Standing | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | ||||||
| Liberal | 516 | 369 | + 13 | 59.5 | 508,821 | - 6.2 | |||||||||
| Conservative | 406 | 289 | - 9 | 40.5 | 346,035 | + 6.2 | |||||||||
Total votes: 854,856
Notes
- ^ "1865." The People's Chronology. Ed. Jason M. Everett. Thomson Gale, 2006. eNotes.com. 2006. 12 May, 2007 <http://history.enotes.com/peoples-chronology/year-1865/political-events>
References
- F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987
- British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher (Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2000)
- Spartacus: Political Parties and Election Results
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