Conservatives win British general election

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.07: English Writing and Culture of the Victorian Period, 1837-1901.
Vol. editors: Gillian Fenwick (University of Toronto), Grace Moore (University of Otago)

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Changes of government, elections and reigns
Political Parties

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Date of occurrence 1886-07

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United Kingdom (Location)

In the British general election, Conservatives win 316 seats, which forms a majority in partnership (though not a formal coalition) with a group of 78 dissident Liberal Unionists, opposed to their party's support of Irish Home Rule. The main Liberal party gain 191 seats, and the Irish Nationalists win 85. As a result, after three weeks of negotiations, Lord Salisbury forms a Conservative ministry, that remains in government until August 1892.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Conservatives win British general election". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 30 December 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=18946, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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