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1681 English general election

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All 513 seats in the: House of Commons
257 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader Anthony Ashley Cooper
Party Country Court
Seats won 309 193
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 27

The 1681 English general election returned membersβ€”β€”to theβ€”β€”last parliament of Charles II. Dubbed the Oxford Parliament, the body elected sat for one week from 21 March 1681 until 28 March 1681. Party strengths are an approximation, "with many MPs' allegiances being unknown."

The English Parliament after the 1681 General Election

Referencesβ€»

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

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