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UK general election
United Kingdom general election, 1868
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 of 1865 .
The result saw the Liberals, led by William Ewart Gladstone , again increase their large majority over Benjamin Disraeli's Conservatives to more than 100 seats.
This was the last general election at which all the 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.
Results
Largest party in each constituent country
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
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style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DDDDBB;" data-sort-value="Other" |
Party
Candidates
Unopposed
Seats
Seats change
Votes
%
% change
Liberal
515
80
321
1,374,315
61.4
Conservative
383
65
234
864,551
38.6
Other
1
0
0
969
0.0
Total
899
145
555
2,239,835
100
England
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style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DDDDBB;" data-sort-value="Other" |
Party
Candidates
Unopposed
Seats
Seats change
Votes
%
% change
Liberal
412
46
244
1,192,098
59.7
Conservative
334
54
211
803,637
40.2
Other
1
0
0
969
0.1
Total
747
100
455
1,996,704
100
Scotland
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFD700;" data-sort-value="Liberal Party (UK)" |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |
Party
Candidates
Unopposed
Seats
Seats change
Votes
%
% change
Liberal
70
23
51
125,356
82.5
Conservative
20
3
7
23,985
17.5
Total
90
26
58
149,341
100
Wales
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFD700;" data-sort-value="Liberal Party (UK)" |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |
Party
Candidates
Unopposed
Seats
Seats change
Votes
%
% change
Liberal
29
10
23
52,256
62.1
Conservative
20
4
10
29,866
37.9
Total
49
14
33
82,122
100
Ireland
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFD700;" data-sort-value="Liberal Party (UK)" |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Irish Conservative Party" |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #DDDDBB;" data-sort-value="Other" |
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
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #0087DC;" data-sort-value="Conservative Party (UK)" |
style="width: 2px; color:inherit; background-color: #FFD700;" data-sort-value="Liberal Party (UK)" |
Party
Candidates
Unopposed
Seats
Seats change
Votes
%
% change
Conservative
9
4
6
7,063
55.4
Liberal
4
1
3
4,605
44.6
Total
13
5
9
11,668
100
References
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