1690 English general election

General election in England May 2024 1690 English general election Kingdom of England parliamentary no 1689 1689 1695 1695 All 512 seats in the House of Commons 257 February – March 1690 Tories (British political party) 243 Whigs (British political party) 241 Independent 28 English 1690.svg Composition of the House of Commons after the election The 1690 English general election occurred after the dissolution of the Convention Parliament summoned in the aftermath of the Glorious Revolution, and saw the partisan feuds in that parliament continue in the constituencies. The Tories made significant gains against their opponents, particularly in the contested counties and boroughs, as the electorate saw the Whigs increasingly as a source of instability and a threat to the Church of England. Following the election, William continued his policy of forming a coalition government around non-partisan figures. The nominal leader of the new government was the Marquess of Carnarvon,November 2025 need to identify which holder of the title is being referred to here though the Tories were able to use their greater numbers in the House of Commons to increase their share of government positions. Contests occurred in 103 constituencies, 38% of the total. Party strengths are as estimated by the History of Parliament,Cruickshanks et al, Parliaments: 1690 https://web.archive.org/web/20241007091241/http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1690-1715/parliament/1690 7 October 2024 though division lists for this parliament are not available and so a precise count may not be possible.Cook & Stevenson, p. 24 Summary of the constituencies See 1796 British general election for details. The constituencies used in England and Wales were the same throughout the period. In 1707 alone the 45 Scottish members were not elected from the constituencies, but were returned by co-option of a part of the membership of the last Parliament of Scotland elected before the Union. See also 2nd Parliament of William and Mary List of parliaments of England Notes References The History of Parliament The House of Commons, 1690–1715 Eveline Cruickshanks Stuart Handley David Hayton Cambridge University Press Cambridge 2002 http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/research/surveys/surveys-1690-1715 19 March 2020 7 October 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241007091226/http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/research/surveys/surveys-1690-1715 dead Cook Chris Stevenson John A history of British elections since 1689 2014 9780415521789 Horwitz, Henry. "The General Election of 1690". Journal of British Studies, vol. 11, no. 1, 1971, pp. 77–91. online External links History of Parliament: Members 1690–1715 https://web.archive.org/web/20241001025056/https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/research/members/members-1690-1715 1 October 2024 History of Parliament: Constituencies 1690–1715 https://web.archive.org/web/20241003212921/https://historyofparliamentonline.org/research/constituencies/constituencies-1690-1715 3 October 2024 Category:17th-century elections in Europe Category:1690 in politics 1690 General election