British General Election 1892

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(in %)

 %

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

47.0

45.4

5.2

2.4

Tories

Liberals

IP

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 1892

 % p

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

  -6

-4.4

+0.3

+1.8

+0.4

Tories

Liberals

IP

Otherwise.

271

72

13

314

271 72 13 314 

A total of 670 seats

• Liberals : 271
• IP : 72
• Otherwise: 13
• Tories : 314

The United Kingdom general election in 1892 ran from July 4 to July 26, 1892.

Exit and consequences

The Conservative Party , led by Lord Salisbury , again won the most seats but not the majority, as the Liberal Party of William Ewart Gladstone 80 seats as more at the parliamentary elections of 1886 received. The Liberal Unionist Party , which had previously supported the Conservative government, saw its vote and seat count decline. Despite the split between the Parnellist and anti-Parnellist factions, the Irish nationalist election result was good.

With the Liberals alone lacking a majority, Salisbury refused to step down after hearing the election results and waited for a defeat in an August 11th vote of no confidence. Gladstone formed a minority government dependent on the support of the Irish nationalists.