1880 United Kingdom general election

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The 1880 United Kingdom general election was a parliamentary contest in which William Ewart Gladstone’s Liberal Party won a decisive victory over Benjamin Disraeli’s Conservatives, leading to Gladstone’s return as Prime Minister.

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instanceOf United Kingdom general election ⓘ
causeOfChangeOfGovernment Liberal Party majority in the House of Commons ⓘ
chamberElected House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
electionForOffice Member of Parliament ⓘ
electorate male property-based franchise in the United Kingdom ⓘ
endDate 1880-04-27 ⓘ
isPartOf elections in the United Kingdom ⓘ
history of the Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
history of the Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ
legislatureTerm 22nd Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
location Great Britain ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
mainLosingParty Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
mainLosingPartyLeader Benjamin Disraeli ⓘ
mainWinningParty Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ
mainWinningPartyLeader William Ewart Gladstone ⓘ
monarchDuringElection Queen Victoria ⓘ
nextElection 1885 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
numberOfSeatsContested 652 ⓘ
outcome Liberal Party won a decisive victory ⓘ
parliamentNumber 22 ⓘ
partyOfPrimeMinisterAfterElection Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ
partyOfPrimeMinisterBeforeElection Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
politicalContext took place after the 1874 Conservative victory ⓘ
previousElection 1874 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
primeMinisterAfterElection William Ewart Gladstone ⓘ
primeMinisterBeforeElection Benjamin Disraeli ⓘ
relatedPoliticalLeader Benjamin Disraeli ⓘ
William Ewart Gladstone ⓘ
resultedIn return of William Ewart Gladstone as Prime Minister ⓘ
significance ended Benjamin Disraeli’s last ministry ⓘ
returned William Ewart Gladstone to office as Prime Minister ⓘ
startDate 1880-03-31 ⓘ
tookPlaceIn 19th century ⓘ
Victorian era ⓘ
typeOfElection parliamentary ⓘ
votingSystem first-past-the-post ⓘ

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Midlothian campaign → followedBy → 1880 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
1885 United Kingdom general election → previousElection → 1880 United Kingdom general election ⓘ