United Kingdom general election, 1892

United Kingdom general election, 1892

1886 ← 4–26 July 1892 → 1895

outgoing members ← → Members elected

All 670 seats in the House of Commons 336 seats needed for a majority   First party Second party   Leader William Ewart Gladstone Lord Salisbury Party Liberal Conservative Leader since April 1880 April 1881 Leader's seat Midlothian Marquess of Salisbury Last election 192 seats, 41.8% 317 seats, 29.8% Seats won 272 268 Seat change 80 49 Popular vote 2,088,019 1,690,594 Percentage 45.4% Swing 3.6%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Justin McCarthy Spencer Cavendish Party Irish Parliamentary Liberal Unionist Leader since 6 December 1891 April 1886 Leader's seat North Longford Duke of Devonshire Last election 85 seats, 3.4% 77 seats, 3.4% Seats won 81 46 Seat change 4 31 Popular vote 309,329 468,556 Percentage 7.0% Swing 3.7%

PM before election Lord Salisbury Conservative Subsequent PM William Ewart Gladstone Liberal

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Lord Salisbury
Conservative

William Ewart Gladstone
Liberal

The 1892 United Kingdom general election was held from 4 July to 26 July 1892. It saw the Conservatives, led by Lord Salisbury, win the greatest number of seats, but not enough for an overall majority as William Ewart Gladstone's Liberals won many more seats than in the 1886 general election. The Liberal Unionists who had previously supported the Conservative government saw their vote and seat numbers go down. Despite being split between Parnellite and anti-Parnellite factions, the Irish Nationalist vote held up well. As the Liberals did not have a majority on their own, Salisbury refused to resign on hearing the election results and waited to be defeated in a vote of no confidence on 11 August. Gladstone formed a minority government dependent on Irish Nationalist support.

The totals above exclude two Irish candidates whose party affiliation was unclear to F. W. S. Craig at the time he compiled his voting figures: Col. J. C. Lowry who gained 897 votes standing for University of Dublin as either an Independent or Official Conservative, and John O'Connor Power who gained 609 votes standing in Mayo West as a Gladstonian Liberal. Craig labelled both candidates: "Others".

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