List of MPs elected in the 1885 United Kingdom general election
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| 1885–1886 Parliament of the United Kingdom | |||||
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The Palace of Westminster in 1886 | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||||
| Jurisdiction | United Kingdom | ||||
| Meeting place | Palace of Westminster | ||||
| Term | 1 February 1886 – 20 July 1886 | ||||
| Election | 1885 United Kingdom general election | ||||
| Government | Third Gladstone ministry | ||||
| House of Commons | |||||
| Members | 670 | ||||
| Speaker | Arthur Peel | ||||
| Leader | William Ewart Gladstone | ||||
| Prime Minister | William Ewart Gladstone | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Sir Michael Hicks Beach | ||||
| Third-party leader | Charles Stewart Parnell | ||||
| Party control | Liberal Party (minority) | ||||
| House of Lords | |||||
| Lord Chancellor | Farrer Herschell, 1st Baron Herschell | ||||
| Leader | Granville Leveson-Gower, 2nd Earl Granville | ||||
| Leader of the Opposition | Marquess of Salisbury | ||||
| Crown-in-Parliament Victoria | |||||
This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) elected in the 1885 general election, held over several days from 24 November 1885 to 18 December 1885.
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z By-elections Changes |
| Party | Seats |
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| Liberal Party | 319 |
| Conservative Party | 247 |
| Irish Parliamentary Party | 86 |
| Independent Liberal | 11 |
| Crofters Party | 4 |
| Independent Conservative | 1 |
| Independent Lib-Lab | 1 |