1796 British general election

Election in Great Britain Kingdom of Great Britain parliamentary no 1790 British general election 1790 List of MPs elected in the British general election, 1790 1802 United Kingdom general election 1802 (UK) All 558 seats in the House of Commons 280 List of MPs elected in the British general election, 1796 1796 5 25 1796 6 29 yes 160x160px George-Romney-xx-William-Pitt-the-Younger-xx-Tate-Britain.jpg William Pitt Cambridge University Pittite 424 84 Reynolds Charles James Fox.jpg Charles James Fox Westminster Foxite F8B878 95 88 Prime Minister Prime Minister afterelection William Pitt Pittite William Pitt Pittite File:1796 British GE map - Westminster.svg Composition of the House of Commons after the election #C0C0EF Tory/Pittite: 424 seats #F8B878 Whig/Foxite: 95 seats #CCCCCC Other: 39 seats The 1796 British general election returned members to serve in the 18th and last House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain. They were summoned before the Union of Great Britain and Ireland on 1 January 1801. The members in office in Great Britain at the end of 1800 continued to serve in the first Parliament of the United Kingdom (1801–02). Political situation Great Britain had been at war with France since 1793. The Prime Minister since 1783, William Pitt the Younger, led a broad wartime coalition of Whig and Tory politicians. The principal opposition to Pitt was a relatively weak faction of Whigs, led by Charles James Fox. For four years after 1797 opposition attendance at Westminster was sporadic as Fox pursued a strategy of secession from Parliament. Only a small group, led by George Tierney, had attended frequently to oppose the ministers. As Foord observes "only once did the minority reach seventy-five, and it was often less than ten".His Majesty's Opposition 1714–1830, by Archibald S. Foord (Oxford University Press 1964) Dates of election The period between the first and last returns was 25 May to 29 June 1796.Footnote to Table 5.02 British Electoral Facts 1832–1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher (Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2000). Summary of the constituencies Key to categories in the following tables: BC – Borough/Burgh constituencies, CC – County constituencies, UC – University constituencies, Total C – Total constituencies, BMP – Borough/Burgh Members of Parliament, CMP – County Members of Parliament, UMP – University Members of Parliament. Monmouthshire (One County constituency with two members and one single member Borough constituency) is included in Wales in these tables. Sources for this period may include the county in England. Table 1: Constituencies and Members, by type and countryBritish Historical Facts 1760–1830, by Chris Cook and John Stevenson (The Macmillan Press 1980). Country BC borough or burgh constituencies CC County constituencies UC University constituencies Total C Total constituencies BMP Borough/Burgh Members of Parliament CMP County Members of Parliament UMP University Members of Parliament Total MembersEngland202392243404784486Wales13130261314027Scotland15300451530045Total2308223144321224558 Table 2: Number of seats per constituency, by type and country Country BC×1 BC×2 BC×4 CC×1 CC×2 UC×2 Total CEngland419620392243Wales1300121026Scotland1500300045Total32196242402314 Results 300px Seats summary Parliamentary seats #ddd 375px 480px Tory/Pittite #3333CC 81.7 Whig/Foxite Whigs (British political party) 18.3 See also List of parliaments of Great Britain List of MPs elected in the 1796 British general election References Category:1796 elections General election 1796 Category:William Pitt the Younger