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English general election| country = Kingdom of England| type = parliamentary| ongoing = no| previous_election = January 1701 English general election| previous_year = Jan 1701| previous_mps = 1702 English general election>17021702 English general election>1702Unreformed House of Commons>513 seats in the House of Commons of England > majority_seats=257| election_date = November – December 1701| image1 = | leader1 = | leader_since1 = | party1 = Whigs (British political party)| leaders_seat1 = | seats1 = 248| seat_change1 = {{increase}}29| popular_vote1 =| percentage1 =| image2 = | leader2 = | leader_since2 = | party2 = Tories (British political party)| leaders_seat2 = | seats2 = 240| seat_change2 = {{decrease}}9| popular_vote2 =| percentage2 =}}The English general election, which began in November 1701, produced substantial gains for the Whigs, who enthusiastically supported the war with France. The Tories had been criticised in the press for their ambivalence towards the war, and public opinion had turned against them; they consequently lost ground as a result of the election. Ninety-one constituencies, 34% of the total in England and Wales, were contested.(File:Englishbis 1701.svg|thumb|261x261px|English Parliament of General Election 1701)

Summary of the constituencies

See 1796 British general election for details. The constituencies used in England and Wales were the same throughout the period. In 1707 alone the 45 Scottish members were not elected from the constituencies, but were returned by co-option of a part of the membership of the last Parliament of Scotland elected before the Union.Party strengths are an approximation, with many MPs' allegiances being unknown.

See also

• 6th Parliament of King William III
• List of parliaments of England

References

• {{citation |series=The History of Parliament |title=The House of Commons, 1690–1715 |editor-first=Eveline |editor-last=Cruickshanks |editor2-first= Stuart |editor2-last=Handley |editor3-first=David |editor3-last=Hayton| publisher=Cambridge University Press |location= Cambridge |year= 2002}}

External links

• History of Parliament: Members 1690–1715
• History of Parliament: Constituencies 1690–1715

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