1820 United Kingdom general election

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The 1820 United Kingdom general election was a parliamentary election held shortly after the accession of King George IV, shaping the composition of the House of Commons in the early 19th century.

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instanceOf United Kingdom general election
affectedBody representation of constituencies in the House of Commons
chamberElected House of Commons
chronologicalPosition third general election of the United Kingdom after the Acts of Union 1800
constitutionalSystem constitutional monarchy
context early 19th-century British politics
country United Kingdom
dissolutionOfPreviousParliament 1820-02-28
electoralSystem first-past-the-post voting
endDate 1820-03-14
era pre-Reform era
firstMeetingOfParliament 1820-04-21
followedBy 1826 United Kingdom general election
follows 1818 United Kingdom general election
governmentAfterElection Tory government
governmentBeforeElection Tory government
languageOfOfficialRecords English
legislativeBody House of Commons of the United Kingdom
locationOfCentralAdministration Westminster
mainPoliticalGrouping Tory Party
Whig Party
monarchDuringElection George IV
notableFeature conducted over several days rather than a single polling day
numberOfMPsElected 658
parliamentaryTermEnd 1826
parliamentaryTermStart 1820
parliamentNumber 7th Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: 7th UK Parliament
parliamentSummonedOn 1820-04-21
preReformAct true
previousMonarch George III
primeMinisterAfterElection Earl of Liverpool
primeMinisterBeforeElection Earl of Liverpool
relatedEvent Cato Street Conspiracy
relatedTo political dominance of the Tory Party
resultSummary Tory Party retained a large majority
startDate 1820-03-06
tookPlaceDuring Napoleonic Wars aftermath
linked to: post-Napoleonic era
tookPlaceIn England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
tookPlaceShortlyAfter accession of King George IV
tookPlaceUnder Acts of Union 1800
triggeredBy dissolution of the 6th Parliament of the United Kingdom
typeOfFranchise restricted and property-based franchise

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6th UK Parliament followedByEvent 1820 United Kingdom general election
1818 United Kingdom general election nextElection 1820 United Kingdom general election