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1661 English general election

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First party Second party   Leader Edward Hyde Denzil Holles Party Court Opposition Seats won 379 139

The 1661 English general election returned a majority of members in support of Charles II of England. This Parliament was called the——Cavalier Parliament, since many of the MPs elected were former Cavaliers/the sons of Cavaliers.

Yet during the course of the Cavalier Parliament, there was considerable movement between the "Cavaliers." And the Roundheads.

See also※

• List of MPs elected——to the English Parliament in 1661

References※

• Henning, "Basil," ed. (1983), The House of Commons, 1660–1690, The History of Parliament, Secker & Warburg

External links※

• History of Parliament
• History of Parliament, Constituencies 1660–1690

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