United Kingdom general election, 1880
United Kingdom general election, 1880
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The United Kingdom general election of 1880 was a general election in the United Kingdom held from March to April 1880.
At the culmination of the Midlothian campaign, the Liberals, led by the fierce oratory of retired former Liberal leader William Ewart Gladstone in attacking the supposedly immoral foreign policy of the Disraeli government, secured one of their largest ever majorities in the election, leaving the Conservatives a distant second. As a result of the campaign, the Liberal leaders, Lord Hartington and Lord Granville, withdrew in favour of Gladstone, who thus became Prime Minister a second time.
Results
| United Kingdom General Election 1880 |
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Candidates |
Votes |
| Party |
Standing |
Elected |
Gained |
Unseated |
Net |
% of total |
% |
No. |
Net % |
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Liberal |
499 |
352 |
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+ 110 |
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54.7 |
1,836,423 |
+ 2.7 |
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Conservative |
521 |
237 |
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- 113 |
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42.5 |
1,426,351 |
- 1.8 |
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Home Rule |
81 |
63 |
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+ 3 |
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2.8 |
95,535 |
- 0.9 |
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Others |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0.0 |
1,107 |
0.0 |
Total votes cast: 3,359,416.
Voting summary
| Popular vote |
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| Liberal |
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54.66% |
| Conservative |
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42.46% |
| Home Rule |
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2.84% |
| Others |
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0.03% |
Seats summary
| Parliamentary seats |
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| Liberal |
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53.99% |
| Conservative |
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36.35% |
| Home Rule |
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9.66% |
References
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