United Kingdom general election, 1801

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The United Kingdom general election of 1801 was an early parliamentary election held shortly after the Acts of Union 1800, helping to establish the first Parliament of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

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instanceOf general election
historical event
appliesToJurisdiction Great Britain
Ireland
country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
electoralSystemUsed first-past-the-post voting system (in most constituencies)
followedBy United Kingdom general election, 1802
follows Acts of Union 1800
hasConsequence creation of representation for Ireland in the Parliament of the United Kingdom
first sitting of the United Kingdom Parliament including Irish MPs
hasEffect establishment of the first Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
hasLegalBasis Acts of Union 1800
hasPoliticalContext formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
integration of Irish constituencies into the Westminster system
historicalPeriod Georgian era
legislativeBodyElected Parliament of the United Kingdom
legislativeChamberElected House of Commons of the United Kingdom
locatedInTime 19th century
post-Union period of the United Kingdom
monarchDuringElection George III
partOf history of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
precedes early 19th-century United Kingdom general elections
replaces representation of Great Britain in the Parliament of Great Britain
representation of Ireland in the Parliament of Ireland
temporalContext shortly after the Acts of Union 1800

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House of Commons constituencies in England usedSince United Kingdom general election, 1801
Lord Robert Seymour parliamentaryTerm UK Parliament 1801–1802
linked to: United Kingdom general election, 1801