1681 English general election

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1681 English general election

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Leader Anthony Ashley Cooper
Party Country Court
Seats won 309 193
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 27

The 1681 English general election returned members to the last parliament of Charles II. Dubbed the Oxford Parliament, the body elected sat for one week from 21 March 1681 until 28 March 1681. Party strengths are an approximation, with many MPs' allegiances being unknown.

The English Parliament after the 1681 General Election

References[edit]

  • Henning, Basil, ed. (1983), The House of Commons, 1660–1690, The History of Parliament, Secker & Warburg

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