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| United Kingdom general election, 1868 | ||||
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| All 652 seats to the House of Commons | ||||
| 17 November–7 December 1868 | ||||
| First party | Second party | |||
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| Leader | William Gladstone | Benjamin Disraeli | ||
| Party | Liberal | Conservative | ||
| Leader since | 3 December 1868 | 27 February 1868 | ||
| Leader's seat | Greenwich | Buckinghamshire | ||
| Last election | 369 seats, 59.5% | 289 seats, 40.5% | ||
| Seats won | 387 | 271 | ||
| Seat change | +18 | -18 | ||
| Popular vote | 1,428,776 | 903,318 | ||
| Percentage | 61.5% | 38.4% | ||
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Incumbent PM Subsequent PM |
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| 1865 election |
| 1868 election |
| 1874 election |
The 1868 UK general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867, which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom. It was the first election held in the United Kingdom in which more than a million votes were cast; nearly triple the number of votes were cast compared to the previous election.
The result saw the Liberals, led by William Gladstone, again increase their large majority over Benjamin Disraeli's Conservatives to more than 100 seats.
Results
| UK General Election 1868 | |||||||||||||||
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| Candidates | Votes | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Standing | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | ||||||
| Liberal | 600 | 387 | + 18 | 61.5 | 1,428,776 | + 2.0 | |||||||||
| Conservative | 436 | 271 | - 18 | 38.4 | 903,318 | - 2.1 | |||||||||
| Others | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1,157 | N/A | |||||||
Total votes cast: 2,333,251
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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