1790 British general election

Election in Great Britain August 2019 Kingdom of Great Britain parliamentary 1784 British general election 1784 List of MPs elected in the British general election, 1784 1796 British general election 1796 All 558 seats in the House of Commons 280 List of MPs elected in the British general election, 1790 1790 6 16 1790 7 28 yes 160x160px George-Romney-xx-William-Pitt-the-Younger-xx-Tate-Britain.jpg William Pitt Cambridge University Tory (Pittite) 340 60 Reynolds Charles James Fox.jpg Charles James Fox Westminster Whig (Foxite) F8B878 183 28 Prime Minister Prime Minister afterelection William Pitt Pittite William Pitt Pittite File:1790 British GE composition diagram.svg Composition of the House of Commons following the election. The 1790 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain to be summoned after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. Political situation The Prime Minister since 1783, William Pitt the Younger, led a coalition of Whig and Tory politicians. The principal opposition to Pitt was a faction of Whigs led by Charles James Fox and the Duke of Portland. Dates of election The general election was held between 16 June 1790 and 28 July 1790. 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). This was the first general election after the law had been changed in 1785 to limit the maximum duration of polling in county elections to fifteen days. Under the old law, the poll could remain open longer. For example, the election for Sussex in 1774 had polls open for 24 days (ignoring Sundays when polling did not take place). It was hoped that the change would reduce the enormous expense of most contested county elections. Summary of the constituencies See 1796 British general election, for details. The constituencies used were the same throughout the existence of the Parliament of Great Britain. Results 300px Seats summary Parliamentary seats #ddd 375px 480px Tory/Pittite #3333CC 65.0 Whig/Foxite Whigs (British political party) 35.0 See also List of parliaments of Great Britain List of MPs elected in the 1790 British general election 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). Category:1790 elections Category:1790 in Great Britain 1790 Category:William Pitt the Younger