Harry Hayfield
Green
Cavalier Gentleman (as in 17th century Cavalier)
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Post by Harry Hayfield on Mar 14, 2016 14:13:27 GMT
I would like to know if anyone can offer any advice on finding out the number of MP's returned by party at the 1774 general election and (if the records exist) the votes cast by candidate by constituency?
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Post by Davıd Boothroyd on Mar 14, 2016 14:50:05 GMT
I would like to know if anyone can offer any advice on finding out the number of MP's returned by party at the 1774 general election and (if the records exist) the votes cast by candidate by constituency? The party system as we now know it did not exist in 1774. Wider allegiance was largely to personalities rather than to ideology. The best source for election results is the History of Parliament online: www.historyofparliamentonline.org/research/constituencies/constituencies-1754-1790
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