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1715 British general election
Election in Great Britain
Election in Great Britain
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain | |
| type | parliamentary | |
| ongoing | no | |
| previous_election | 1713 British general election | |
| previous_year | 1713 | |
| previous_mps | outgoing members | |
| next_election | 1722 British general election | |
| next_year | 1722 | |
| seats_for_election | All 558 seats in the House of Commons | majority_seats= 280 |
| elected_mps | elected members | |
| election_date | ||
| image_size | 160x160px | |
| image1 | ||
| leader1 | Whig Junto | |
| leader_since1 | ||
| party1 | Whigs (British political party) | |
| seats1 | **341** | |
| seat_change1 | 180 | |
| image2 | Henry St John, 1st Viscount_Bolingbroke (1678-1751).jpg | |
| leader2 | Viscount Bolingbroke | |
| leader_since2 | July 1714 | |
| party2 | Tories (British political party) | |
| seats2 | 217 | |
| seat_change2 | 152 | |
| map2 | [[File:Results of the 1715 UK General Election.svg]] | |
| map2_caption | Composition of the House of Commons after election |
The 1715 British general election was held on 22 January 1715 to 9 March 1715, to elect members of the House of Commons, the lower house of the Parliament of Great Britain. It returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 5th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the 1707 merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland.
In October 1714, soon after George I had arrived in London after ascending to the throne, he dismissed the Tory cabinet and replaced it with one almost entirely composed of Whigs, as they were responsible for securing his succession.
The election of 1715 saw the Whigs win an overwhelming majority in the House of Commons, and afterwards virtually all Tories in central or local government were purged, leading to a period of Whig ascendancy lasting almost fifty years during which Tories were almost entirely excluded from office. The Whigs then moved to impeach Robert Harley, the former Tory first minister. After he was imprisoned in the Tower of London for two years, the case ultimately ended with his acquittal in 1717.
Constituencies
See 1796 British general election for details. The constituencies used were the same throughout the existence of the Parliament of Great Britain.
Dates of the election
The general election was held between 22 January 1715 and 9 March 1715. At this period elections did not take place at the same time in every constituency. The returning officer in each county or parliamentary borough fixed the precise date (see hustings for details of the conduct of the elections).
Results
Seats summary
References
- British Electoral Facts 1832–1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher (Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2000). (For dates of elections before 1832, see the footnote to Table 5.02).
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