1661 English general election

1661 English general election

1661

First party Second party   Leader Edward Hyde Denzil Holles Party Court Opposition Seats won 379 139

The English Parliament after the 1661 General Election

The 1661 English general election returned a majority of members in support of Charles II of England. This Parliament was called the Cavalier Parliament, since many of the MPs elected were former Cavaliers or the sons of Cavaliers.

Yet during the course of the Cavalier Parliament, there was considerable movement between the Cavaliers and the Roundheads.

See also

• List of MPs elected to the English Parliament in 1661

References

• Henning, Basil, ed. (1983), The House of Commons, 1660–1690, The History of Parliament, Secker & Warburg

External links

• History of Parliament
• History of Parliament, Constituencies 1660–1690