1681 English general election

General election in England May 2024 1681 English general election Kingdom of England parliamentary no October 1679 English general election Oct 1679 1685 1685 All 513 seats in the House of Commons 1681 Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury (3x4 cropped).jpg Anthony Ashley Cooper Whigs (British political party) 309 1 Tories (British political party) Tories (British political party) 193 27 257 English 1681.svg Composition of the House of Commons after the election The 1681 English general election returned members to the last parliament of Charles II. Dubbed the Oxford Parliament, the body elected sat for one week from 21 March 1681 until 28 March 1681. Party strengths are an approximation, with many MPs' allegiances being unknown. References The History of Parliament The House of Commons, 1660–1690 Basil Henning Secker & Warburg 1983 External links The Commons 1660–1690 Constituencies 1660–1690 https://web.archive.org/web/20230928202827/http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/research/constituencies/constituencies-1660-1690 28 September 2023 Category:17th-century elections in Europe Category:1681 in politics 1685 General election