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United Kingdom general election, 1847

Index United Kingdom general election, 1847

The 1847 United Kingdom general election saw candidates calling themselves Conservatives win the most seats, in part because they won a number of uncontested seats. [1]

18 relations: Chartism, City of London (UK Parliament constituency), Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, Feargus O'Connor, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Lords, Irish Confederation, Jews Relief Act 1858, John O'Connell (MP), John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, Limerick City (UK Parliament constituency), Lionel de Rothschild, List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (1832–68), Nottingham (UK Parliament constituency), Oath of Allegiance (United Kingdom), Peelite, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Robert Peel.

Chartism

Chartism was a working-class movement for political reform in Britain that existed from 1838 to 1857.

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City of London (UK Parliament constituency)

The City of London was a United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency.

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Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby

Edward George Geoffrey Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby, (29 March 1799 – 23 October 1869) was a British statesman, three-time Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and, to date, the longest-serving leader of the Conservative Party.

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Feargus O'Connor

Feargus Edward O'Connor (18 July 1794 – 30 August 1855) was an Irish Chartist leader and advocate of the Land Plan, which sought to provide smallholdings for the labouring classes.

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House of Commons of the United Kingdom

The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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House of Lords

The House of Lords of the United Kingdom, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Irish Confederation

The Irish Confederation was an Irish nationalist independence movement, established on 13 January 1847 by members of the Young Ireland movement who had seceded from Daniel O'Connell's Repeal Association.

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Jews Relief Act 1858

The Jews Relief Act 1858, also called the Jewish Disabilities Bill, is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which removed previous barriers to Jews entering Parliament.

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John O'Connell (MP)

John O'Connell JP DL (24 December 1810 – 24 June 1858) was one of seven children (the third of four sons) of the Irish Nationalist leader Daniel O'Connell and his wife Mary.

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John Russell, 1st Earl Russell

John Russell, 1st Earl Russell, (18 August 1792 – 28 May 1878), known by his courtesy title Lord John Russell before 1861, was a leading Whig and Liberal politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on two occasions during the early Victorian era.

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Limerick City (UK Parliament constituency)

Limerick City was a United Kingdom Parliament constituency, in Ireland.

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Lionel de Rothschild

Lionel Nathan Freiherr de Rothschild (22 November 1808 – 3 June 1879) was a British banker, politician and philanthropist who was a member of the prominent Rothschild banking family of England.

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List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (1832–68)

Constituencies in 1801–1832 | 1832–33 MPs | 1835 MPs | 1837 MPs | 1841 MPs | 1847 MPs | 1852 MPs | 1857 MPs | 1859 MPs | 1865 MPs Constituencies in 1865–1868 This is a list of Parliamentary constituencies which were used for elections to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 to 1865.

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Nottingham (UK Parliament constituency)

Nottingham was a parliamentary borough in Nottinghamshire, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1295.

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Oath of Allegiance (United Kingdom)

The Oath of Allegiance (Judicial or Official Oath) is a promise to be loyal to the British monarch, and his or her heirs and successors, sworn by certain public servants in the United Kingdom, and also by newly naturalised subjects in citizenship ceremonies.

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Peelite

The Peelites were a breakaway faction of the British Conservative Party from 1846 to 1859 who joined with the Whigs and Radicals to form the Liberal Party.

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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the head of the United Kingdom government.

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Robert Peel

Sir Robert Peel, 2nd Baronet, (5 February 17882 July 1850) was a British statesman of the Conservative Party who served twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1834–35 and 1841–46) and twice as Home Secretary (1822–27 and 1828–30).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Kingdom_general_election,_1847

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