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1868 United Kingdom general election
Colours denote the winning party
The 1868 United Kingdom general election was the first after passage of the Reform Act 1867 , which enfranchised many male householders, thus greatly increasing the number of men who could vote in elections in the United Kingdom. It was the first election held in the United Kingdom in which more than a million votes were cast; nearly triple the number of votes were cast compared to the previous election in 1865 .[citation needed ]
The Liberals, led by William Gladstone , increased their majority over Benjamin Disraeli 's Conservatives again to more than 100 seats.
This was the last general election at which all seats were taken by only the two leading parties, although the parties at the time were loose coalitions and party affiliation was not listed on registration papers.[citation needed ]
Results
UK General Election 1868
Party
Candidates
Votes
Stood
Elected
Gained
Unseated
Net
% of total
%
No.
Net %
Liberal
600
387
+18
58.81
61.24
1,428,776
+2.0
Conservative
436
271
−18
41.19
38.71
903,318
−2.1
Others
3
0
0
0
0
0
0.05
1,157
N/A
Total votes cast: 2,333,251.
Voting summary
Popular vote
Liberal
61.24%
Conservative
38.71%
Others
0.05%
Seats summary
Parliamentary seats
Liberal
58.81%
Conservative
41.19%
Others
0.0%
Regional results
Great Britain
Party
Candidates
Unopposed
Seats
Seats change
Votes
%
% change
Liberal
515
80
321
7
1,374,315
61.4
Conservative
383
65
234
10
864,551
38.6
Other
1
0
0
969
0.0
Total
899
145
555
3
2,239,835
100
England
Party
Candidates
Unopposed
Seats
Seats change
Votes
%
% change
Liberal
412
46
244
7
1,192,098
59.7
Conservative
334
54
211
2
803,637
40.2
Other
1
0
0
969
0.1
Total
747
100
455
9
1,996,704
100
Scotland
Party
Candidates
Unopposed
Seats
Seats change
Votes
%
% change
Liberal
70
23
51
9
125,356
82.5
Conservative
20
3
7
4
23,985
17.5
Total
90
26
58
5
149,341
100
Wales
Party
Candidates
Unopposed
Seats
Seats change
Votes
%
% change
Liberal
29
10
23
5
52,256
62.1
Conservative
20
4
10
4
29,866
37.9
Total
49
14
33
1
82,122
100
Ireland
Party
Candidates
Unopposed
Seats
Seats change
Votes
%
% change
Liberal
85
41
66
8
54,461
57.9
+2.3
Irish Conservative
53
26
37
8
38,765
41.9
2.5
Other
2
0
0
188
0.2
+0.2
Total
140
67
103
149,341
100
Universities
Party
Candidates
Unopposed
Seats
Seats change
Votes
%
% change
Conservative
9
4
6
7,063
55.4
Liberal
4
1
3
3
4,605
44.6
Total
13
5
9
11,668
100
See also
References and further reading
Rallings, Colin ; Thrasher, Michael , eds. (2000), British Electoral Facts 1832–1999 , Ashgate Publishing Ltd
Roberts, Matthew (2013). "Election Cartoons and Political Communication In Victorian England". Cultural and Social History . 10 (3): 369–395. . (covers 1860 to 1890).
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