The 1885 UK general election was from 24 November to 18 December 1885. This was the first general election after an extension of the franchise and redistribution of seats. For the first time a majority of adult males could vote and most constituencies returned a single-member to Parliament. It saw the Liberals, led by William Gladstone, win the most seats, but not an overall majority.

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  • The 1885 UK general election was from 24 November to 18 December 1885. This was the first general election after an extension of the franchise and redistribution of seats. For the first time a majority of adult males could vote and most constituencies returned a single-member to Parliament. It saw the Liberals, led by William Gladstone, win the most seats, but not an overall majority. As the Irish Nationalists held the balance of power between them and the Conservatives, this exacerbated divisions within the Liberals over Irish Home Rule and led to a split and another general election the following year.
  • Las elecciones generales del Reino Unido de 1885 tuvieron lugar entre el 24 de noviembre y el 18 de diciembre de 1885. Fueron las primeras elecciones celebradas tras la extensión del sufragio y la redistribución de los escaños, atendiendo a criterios modernos. Fue la primera ocasión en que la mayoría de los varones adultos pudieron votar. Los liberales, liderados por William Ewart Gladstone, ganaron en número de representantes pero no obtuvieron una mayoría suficiente. Debido a que los nacionalistas irlandeses eran dueños de la situación, y a las exacerbadas divisiones que se produjeron en el Partido Liberal debido a la cuestión irlandesa se decidiría convocar elecciones para el año siguiente.
  • Parlamentsvalet i Storbritannien 1885 hölls från 24 november till 18 december 1885. I valet vann liberalerna, ledda av William Gladstone, den största andelen av mandaten, men ingen egen majoritet. De irländska nationalisterna fick en vågmästarställning mellan liberalerna och de konservativa, vilket förvärrade splittringen inom det liberala partiet i frågan om Home rule för Irland och orsakade en delning av partiet och ett nytt val året därpå. Totalt antal röster: 4 374 984. Alla partier med mer än 5000 röster visade.
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  • Liberal Party (UK)
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  • Conservative Party (UK)
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  • 24 November–18 December 1885
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  • 237 seats, 42.5%
  • 352 seats, 54.7%
  • 63 seats, 2.8%
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  • 17 October 1882
  • 3 December 1868
  • April 1881
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  • Irish Parliamentary Party
  • Liberal Party (UK)
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  • 43.5
  • 47.4
  • 6.9
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  • The 1885 UK general election was from 24 November to 18 December 1885. This was the first general election after an extension of the franchise and redistribution of seats. For the first time a majority of adult males could vote and most constituencies returned a single-member to Parliament. It saw the Liberals, led by William Gladstone, win the most seats, but not an overall majority.
  • Las elecciones generales del Reino Unido de 1885 tuvieron lugar entre el 24 de noviembre y el 18 de diciembre de 1885. Fueron las primeras elecciones celebradas tras la extensión del sufragio y la redistribución de los escaños, atendiendo a criterios modernos. Fue la primera ocasión en que la mayoría de los varones adultos pudieron votar. Los liberales, liderados por William Ewart Gladstone, ganaron en número de representantes pero no obtuvieron una mayoría suficiente.
  • Parlamentsvalet i Storbritannien 1885 hölls från 24 november till 18 december 1885. I valet vann liberalerna, ledda av William Gladstone, den största andelen av mandaten, men ingen egen majoritet. De irländska nationalisterna fick en vågmästarställning mellan liberalerna och de konservativa, vilket förvärrade splittringen inom det liberala partiet i frågan om Home rule för Irland och orsakade en delning av partiet och ett nytt val året därpå. Totalt antal röster: 4 374 984.
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  • Parlamentsvalet i Storbritannien 1885
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