1681 English general election

1681 English general election

1681
All 513 seats in the House of Commons 257 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Anthony Ashley Cooper Party Whig Tory Seats won 309 193 Seat change 1 27

The 1681 English general election returned members to the 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

References

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

External links

• The Commons 1660–1690
• Constituencies 1660–1690