1741 General Election

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:election
gptkbp:campaigns gptkb:Economic_policies
gptkb:foreign_policy
Military funding
gptkbp:context gptkb:War_of_the_Austrian_Succession
gptkbp:date April 1741
gptkbp:election gptkb:election
gptkbp:held_in gptkb:Great_Britain
gptkbp:historical_significance Influenced future elections
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1741 General Election
gptkbp:impact Strengthened Whig dominance
gptkbp:key_figures gptkb:John_Hutton
gptkb:Thomas_Winnington
gptkb:Lord_Granville
gptkb:Lord_Wilmington
gptkb:Charles_Talbot
gptkb:Henry_Pelham
gptkb:Henry_Seymour_Conway
gptkb:John_Smith
gptkb:Robert_Walpole
gptkb:Thomas_Pelham-Holles
gptkb:William_Cavendish
gptkb:William_Pulteney
gptkb:James_Oglethorpe
gptkb:William_Murray
gptkb:John_Carteret
gptkb:Charles_Townshend
gptkb:John_Montagu
gptkb:John_Russell
gptkb:Lord_Bath
gptkb:James_Waldegrave
gptkb:Richard_Onslow
Henry Fox
William Lygon
Robert Henley
gptkbp:location gptkb:England
gptkb:Scotland
gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:notable_nominees gptkb:Henry_Pelham
gptkb:Robert_Walpole
gptkbp:outcome Whig victory
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Whigs
gptkb:Tories
gptkbp:preceded_by gptkb:1739_General_Election
gptkbp:public_perception 279 seats
gptkbp:resulted_in Formation of government
gptkbp:seating_capacity 558
gptkbp:significant_event Political realignment
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:1747_General_Election
gptkbp:type Parliamentary Election
gptkbp:voter_turnout gptkb:High
gptkbp:voting_method First-past-the-post
gptkbp:year 1741
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:House_of_Commons
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4