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The British general election, 1761 returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 12th Parliament of Great Britain to be held, after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. Summary of the Constituencies See British general election 1796 for details Summary of the Constituencies See British general election 1796 for details The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and Parliament of Scotland The Parliament of England was the Legislature of the Kingdom of England. This article is about the pre-1707 parliament The article on the devolved legislative body established in 1999 is at Scottish Parliament. This was the first Parliament chosen after the accession to the throne of King George III. George III (George William Frederick 4 June 1738 George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdom much of the rest of Europe and places
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Summary of the Constituencies
See British general election, 1796 for details. Political Situation Great Britain had been at war with France since 1792 The constituencies used were the same throughout the existence of the Parliament of Great Britain.
Dates of Election
The general election was held between 25 March 1761 and 5 May 1761. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a
At this period elections did not take place at the same time in every constituency. The returning officer in each county or parliamentary borough fixed the precise date (see hustings for details of the conduct of the elections). Parliamentary boroughs are a type of administrative division usually covering urban areas that are entitled to representation in a Parliament. A husting, or the hustings, was originally a physical platform from which representatives presented their views or cast votes before a parliamentary or other election body
See also
- List of Parliaments of Great Britain
- MPs elected in the British general election, 1761
References
- British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher (Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2000). This is a listing of sessions of the Parliament of Great Britain, tabulated with the elections to the House of Commons for each session and the list of members of the House (For dates of elections before 1832, see the footnote to Table 5. 02).