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The 1710 British general election produced a landslide victory for the Tories. The election came in the wake of the prosecution of Henry Sacheverell, which had led to the collapse of the previous government led by Godolphin and the Whig Junto. The election was bitterly contested in almost all the counties and "open" boroughs, even when a poll was not held. Contests occurred in 131 constituencies in England and Wales; approximately half of all English and Welsh constituencies.

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  • The 1710 British general election produced a landslide victory for the Tories. The election came in the wake of the prosecution of Henry Sacheverell, which had led to the collapse of the previous government led by Godolphin and the Whig Junto. In November 1709 the clergyman Henry Sacheverell had delivered a sermon fiercely criticising the government's policy of toleration for Protestant dissenters and attacking the personal conduct of the ministers. The government had Sacheverell impeached, and he was narrowly found guilty but received only a light sentence, making the government appear weak and vindictive. The trial enraged a large section of the population, and riots in London led to attacks on dissenting places of worship and cries of "Church in Danger". The government's unpopularity was further increased by its enthusiasm for the war with France, as peace talks with the French king Louis XIV had broken down over the government's insistence that the Bourbons hand over the Spanish throne to the Habsburgs. The Tories' policy of pursuing peace appealed to a country worn out by constant war. Queen Anne, disliking the Junto and sensing that the government could not survive long, gradually replaced it with a Tory ministry throughout the summer of 1710. The election was bitterly contested in almost all the counties and "open" boroughs, even when a poll was not held. Contests occurred in 131 constituencies in England and Wales; approximately half of all English and Welsh constituencies. The overwhelming Tory victory surprised few, and following the election most remaining Whigs resigned from office. The new government was led by the moderate Tory Robert Harley who was unpopular among the more partisan Tories. Harley's ministry faced increasing pressure from the extremists whose position in Parliament had been enormously strengthened by the result. (en)
  • Les élections générales britanniques de 1710 se sont déroulées en Grande-Bretagne du 2 octobre au 16 novembre 1710. Ces élections sont remportées par le Parti tory. * Portail de la politique britannique * Portail du XVIIIe siècle (fr)
  • 1710年イギリス総選挙（1710ねんイギリスそうせんきょ、英語: British general election, 1710）は、1710年にグレートブリテン王国で行われた議会下院（庶民院）議員（第3期）を選出する選挙である。 トーリー党が地滑り的に勝利した。 (ja)
  • 선거는 헨리 사쉬버렐의 기소와 휘그당 정부의 붕괴로 토리당의 압도적 승리로 끝났다. (ko)
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  • Les élections générales britanniques de 1710 se sont déroulées en Grande-Bretagne du 2 octobre au 16 novembre 1710. Ces élections sont remportées par le Parti tory. * Portail de la politique britannique * Portail du XVIIIe siècle (fr)
  • 1710年イギリス総選挙（1710ねんイギリスそうせんきょ、英語: British general election, 1710）は、1710年にグレートブリテン王国で行われた議会下院（庶民院）議員（第3期）を選出する選挙である。 トーリー党が地滑り的に勝利した。 (ja)
  • 선거는 헨리 사쉬버렐의 기소와 휘그당 정부의 붕괴로 토리당의 압도적 승리로 끝났다. (ko)
  • The 1710 British general election produced a landslide victory for the Tories. The election came in the wake of the prosecution of Henry Sacheverell, which had led to the collapse of the previous government led by Godolphin and the Whig Junto. The election was bitterly contested in almost all the counties and "open" boroughs, even when a poll was not held. Contests occurred in 131 constituencies in England and Wales; approximately half of all English and Welsh constituencies. (en)
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  • Élections générales britanniques de 1710 (fr)
  • 1710년 영국 총선 (ko)
  • 1710年イギリス総選挙 (ja)
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