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1702 English general election

General election in England

Field	Value
country	Kingdom of England
type	parliamentary
ongoing	no
previous_election	November 1701 English general election
previous_year	Nov 1701
next_election	[1705 English general election](1705-english-general-election)
next_year	[1705](1705-english-general-election)
seats_for_election	All 513 seats in the House of Commons
majority_seats	257
election_date	July – August 1702
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leader1	Duke of Marlborough
Earl of Godolphin
party1	Tories (British political party)
seats1	298
seat_change1	58
percentage1
image2
leader2	Whig Junto
party2	Whigs (British political party)
seats2	184
seat_change2	64

Earl of Godolphin (Baron Somers, Charles Montagu, Thomas Wharton)

English Parliament of General Election 1702

The 1702 English general election was the first to be held during the reign of Queen Anne, and was necessitated by the demise of William III. The new government dominated by the Tories gained ground in the election, with the Tory party winning a substantial majority over the Whigs, owing to the popularity of the new monarch and a burst of patriotism following the coronation. Despite this, the government found the new Parliament difficult to manage, as its leading figures Godolphin and Marlborough were not sympathetic to the more extreme Tories. Contests occurred in 89 constituencies in England and Wales.

Summary of the constituencies

See 1796 British general election for details. The constituencies used in England and Wales were the same throughout the period. In 1707 alone the 45 Scottish members were not elected from the constituencies, but were returned by co-option of a part of the membership of the last Parliament of Scotland elected before the Union.

Party strengths are an approximation, with many MPs' allegiances being unknown.

References

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