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Uk General Election, 1859 | 1857 election | | b>1859 election | | a href="/encyclopedia/UK-general-election,-1865" title="UK general election, 1865">1865 election | The 1859 UK general election saw the Whigs, led by Lord Palmerston, hold their majority in a much enlarged House of Commons over the Earl of Derby's Conservatives. It was also the last general election entered by the Chartists, before their organisation was dissolved. | Party | Votes | Seats | Loss/Gain | Share of Vote (%) | | Whigs | 372,117 | 356 | + 180 | 65.7 | | Conservative | 193,232 | 298 | + 150 | 34.3 | | Chartist | 151 | 0 | | 0.0 |
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