The 1886 United Kingdom general election took place from 1 to 27 July 1886, following the defeat of the Government of Ireland Bill 1886. It resulted in a major reversal of the results of the 1885 election as the Conservatives, led by Lord Salisbury, were joined in an electoral pact with the breakaway Unionist wing of the Liberals led by Lord Hartington (later the Duke of Devonshire) and Joseph Chamberlain. The new Liberal Unionist party elected 77 members and gave the Conservatives their parliamentary majority, but did not join them in a formal coalition.
William Ewart Gladstone's Liberals, who supported the Irish Home Rule movement, and their sometimes allies the Irish Parliamentary Party, led by Charles Stewart Parnell, were placed a distant second. The split in the Liberal Party ended the period of Liberal dominance. They had held power for 18 of the 27 years since 1859 and won five of the six elections held during that time, but would only be in power for three of the next nineteen years. This was also the first election since the 1841 election that the Conservatives won a plurality or majority of the popular vote.
Blaxill, Luke. From: The War of Words: The Language of British Elections, 1880–1922 (2020) pp. 81–123.
Roberts, Matthew. "Election Cartoons and Political Communication In Victorian England.' Cultural & Social History (2013) 10#3 pp 369–395, covers 1860 to 1890.
Walker, Brian (2005), "The 1885 and 1886 General Elections in Ireland", History Ireland, 13 (6): 36–40, JSTOR 27725365
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United Kingdom election results—summary results 1885–1979
1886, united, kingdom, general, election, took, place, from, july, 1886, following, defeat, government, ireland, bill, 1886, resulted, major, reversal, results, 1885, election, conservatives, lord, salisbury, were, joined, electoral, pact, with, breakaway, uni. The 1886 United Kingdom general election took place from 1 to 27 July 1886 following the defeat of the Government of Ireland Bill 1886 It resulted in a major reversal of the results of the 1885 election as the Conservatives led by Lord Salisbury were joined in an electoral pact with the breakaway Unionist wing of the Liberals led by Lord Hartington later the Duke of Devonshire and Joseph Chamberlain The new Liberal Unionist party elected 77 members and gave the Conservatives their parliamentary majority but did not join them in a formal coalition 1886 United Kingdom general election 1885 1 27 July 1886 1886 07 01 1886 07 27 1892 outgoing memberselected members All 670 seats in the House of Commons336 seats needed for a majorityTurnout74 2 First party Second party Third party Leader Marquess of Salisbury William Ewart Gladstone Charles Stewart ParnellParty Conservative and Liberal Unionist Liberal Irish ParliamentaryLeader since April 1881 April 1880 17 October 1882Leader s seat House of Lords Midlothian Cork CityLast election 247 seats 43 4 319 seats 47 4 86 seats 6 9 Seats won 393 192 85Seat change 146 127 1Popular vote 1 417 627 1 244 683 94 050Percentage 51 4 45 1 3 4 Swing 8 7 2 2 3 5 Colours denote the winning partyPrime Minister before electionWilliam Ewart GladstoneLiberal Prime Minister after election Marquess of SalisburyConservativeWilliam Ewart Gladstone s Liberals who supported the Irish Home Rule movement and their sometimes allies the Irish Parliamentary Party led by Charles Stewart Parnell were placed a distant second The split in the Liberal Party ended the period of Liberal dominance They had held power for 18 of the 27 years since 1859 and won five of the six elections held during that time but would only be in power for three of the next nineteen years This was also the first election since the 1841 election that the Conservatives won a plurality or majority of the popular vote Contents 1 Results 1 1 Vote summary 1 2 Seats summary 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading 5 References 6 External linksResults edit nbsp UK General Election 1886 Candidates VotesParty Leader Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net of total No Net Conservative and Liberal Unionist Lord Salisbury 563 393 161 14 146 58 66 51 40 1 417 627 8 7 Liberal William Ewart Gladstone 449 192 24 152 127 28 66 45 13 1 244 683 2 2 Irish Parliamentary Charles Stewart Parnell 100 85 1 2 1 12 69 3 41 94 050 3 4 Independent Liberal N A 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 05 1 247 Ind Liberal Unionist N A 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 02 544Total votes 2 758 151Electorate 5 708 030 3 734 832 in contested seats Turnout 74 2 1 Vote summary edit Popular voteConservative and Liberal Unionist 51 40 Liberal 45 13 Irish Parliamentary 3 41 Independent Liberal 0 05 Independent Liberal Unionist 0 02 Seats summary edit Parliamentary seatsConservative and Liberal Unionist 58 66 Liberal 28 66 Irish Parliamentary 12 69 See also editList of MPs elected in the 1886 United Kingdom general election Parliamentary franchise in the United Kingdom 1885 1918 1886 United Kingdom general election in IrelandReferences editCraig F W S 1989 British Electoral Facts 1832 1987 Dartmouth Gower ISBN 0900178302 Rallings Colin Thrasher Michael eds 2000 British Electoral Facts 1832 1999 Ashgate Publishing LtdFurther reading editBlaxill Luke From The War of Words The Language of British Elections 1880 1922 2020 pp 81 123 Roberts Matthew Election Cartoons and Political Communication In Victorian England Cultural amp Social History 2013 10 3 pp 369 395 covers 1860 to 1890 Walker Brian 2005 The 1885 and 1886 General Elections in Ireland History Ireland 13 6 36 40 JSTOR 27725365References edit General Election Results 1885 1979 Archived from the original on 30 January 2012 Retrieved 14 February 2023 External links editSpartacus Political Parties and Election Results United Kingdom election results summary results 1885 1979 Archived 30 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1886 United Kingdom general election amp oldid 1177088691, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
