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1859 United Kingdom general election

general election held in the UK
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Summary

1859 United Kingdom general election is an United Kingdom general election[1].

Key Facts

  • Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[2]
  • Follows: 1857 United Kingdom general election[3]
  • Followed by: 1865 United Kingdom general election[4]
  • Office contested: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom[5]
  • Start time: April 28, 1859[6]
  • End time: May 18, 1859[7]
  • Successful candidate: Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston[8]
  • Number of seats: {'amount': '+654'}[9]

Related Entities

Benjamin Disraeli Edward Bulwer-Lytton Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton John Russell, 1st Earl Russell Joseph Paxton Richard Cobden Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury Robert Stephenson United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland William Ewart Gladstone

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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