1702 English general election

General election in England April 2022 Kingdom of England parliamentary no November 1701 English general election Nov 1701 1705 English general election 1705 All 513 seats in the House of Commons 257 July – August 1702 John_Churchill,_1st_Duke_of_Marlborough,_Captain-General_of_the_English_forces_and_Master-General_of_the_Ordnance,_1702_(c),_attributed_to_Michael_Dahl_91996.jpg 200 60 160 0 75 Sidney Godolphin, 1st Earl of Godolphin by Sir Godfrey Kneller, Bt (2).jpg 130 60 160 0 30 Duke of MarlboroughBaron Godolphin Tories (British political party) 298 58 Portrait_of_John_Somers,_Baron_Somers.jpg 60 60 75 0 0 1stEarlOfHalifax.jpg 100 60 75 0 20 Gibson,_Edward_Russell.jpg 60 60 75 0 0 Whig Junto (Baron Somers, Baron Halifax, Baron Wharton) Whigs (British political party) 184 64 1702 English GE composition diagram.svg Composition of the House of Commons after the election thumb|259x259px|English Parliament of General Election 1702 The 1702 English general election was the first to be held during the reign of Queen Anne, and was necessitated by the demise of William III. The new government dominated by the Tories gained ground in the election, with the Tory party winning a substantial majority over the Whigs, owing to the popularity of the new monarch and a burst of patriotism following the coronation. Despite this, the government found the new Parliament difficult to manage, as its leading figures Godolphin and Marlborough were not sympathetic to the more extreme Tories. Contests occurred in 89 constituencies in England and Wales. 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. Party strengths are an approximation, with many MPs' allegiances being unknown. See also 1st Parliament of Queen Anne List of parliaments of England Government of the United Kingdom Elections in the United Kingdom References The History of Parliament The House of Commons, 1690–1715 Eveline Cruickshanks Stuart Handley David Hayton Cambridge University Press Cambridge 2002 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 1702 General election Category:18th-century elections in Europe Category:1702 in politics