1812 United Kingdom general election

1812 United Kingdom general election

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All 658 seats in the House of Commons 330 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Earl of Liverpool Lord Grenville Party Tory Whig Leader since 8 June 1812 11 February 1806 Seats won 399 196 Seat change 183 17
Composition of the House of Commons after the election
Prime Minister before election Earl of Liverpool Tory Prime Minister after election Earl of Liverpool Tory

The 1812 United Kingdom general election was the fourth general election after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland, held on 5 October 1812 to 10 November 1812, taking place at the height of the Napoleonic Wars.

The fourth United Kingdom Parliament was dissolved on 29 September 1812, four months after the Earl of Liverpool succeeded to the premiership following the assassination of Spencer Perceval. The new Parliament was summoned to meet on 24 November 1812, for a maximum seven-year term from that date. The maximum term could be and normally was curtailed, by the monarch dissolving the Parliament, before its term expired.