1681 English general election

Last updated

1681 English general election
Flag of England.svg
  Oct 1679 1681 1685  

All 513 seats in the House of Commons
257 seats needed for a majority
 First partySecond party
  Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury.jpg
Tor
Leader Anthony Ashley Cooper
Party Whig Tory
Seats won309193
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Decrease2.svg 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 English 1681.svg
The English Parliament after the 1681 General Election

References