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{{Use British English|date=May 2014}}
{{Infobox Election
| election_name = United Kingdom general election, 1895
| country = United Kingdom
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = United Kingdom general election, 1892
| previous_year = 1892
| previous_mps = MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1892
| next_election = United Kingdom general election, 1900
| next_year = 1900
| next_mps = MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1900
| seats_for_election = All [[List of United Kingdom Parliament constituencies (1885–1918)|670]] seats in the [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]] | majority_seats = 336
| elected_mps = [[List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1895|Members elected]]
| election_date = 13 July – 7 August 1895
| image1 = [[File:3rd Marquess of Salisbury.jpg|150x150px]]
| leader1 = [[Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury|Lord Salisbury]]
| leader_since1 = April 1881
| party1 = Conservative and Liberal Unionist
| leaders_seat1 = [[Marquess of Salisbury]]
| last_election1 = 313 seats, 47.0%
| seats1 = 411
| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 98
| popular_vote1 = 1,894,772
| percentage1 = 49.0%
| swing1 = {{increase}} 2.0%
| image2 = [[File:RoseberyMillais.png|150x150px]]
| leader2 = [[Lord Rosebery]]
| leader_since2 = 5 March 1894
| party2 = Liberal Party (UK)
| leaders_seat2 = [[Earl of Rosebery]]
| last_election2 = 272 seats, 45.4%
| seats2 = 177
| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 95
| popular_vote2 = 1,765,266
| percentage2 = 45.7%
| swing2 = {{increase}} 0.3%
| image3 = [[File:Justin McCarthy (1830-1912).jpg|150x150px]]
| leader3 = [[Justin McCarthy (historian and politician)|Justin McCarthy]]
| leader_since3 = 6 December 1891
| party3 = Irish Parliamentary Party
| leaders_seat3 = [[North Longford (UK Parliament constituency)|North Longford]]
| last_election3 = 81 seats, 7.0%
| seats3 = 82
| seat_change3 = {{increase}} 1
| popular_vote3 = 149,530
| percentage3 = 4.0%
| swing3 = {{decrease}} 3.0%
| title = PM
| posttitle = Subsequent PM
| before_election = [[Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury|Lord Salisbury]]
| before_party = Conservative Party (UK)
| after_election = [[Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury|Lord Salisbury]]
| after_party = Conservative Party (UK)
}}
The '''United Kingdom general election of 1895''' was held from 13 July - 7 August 1895. It was won by the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservatives]] led by [[Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury|Lord Salisbury]] who formed an alliance with the [[Liberal Unionist Party]] and had a large majority over the [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberals]], led by [[Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery|Lord Rosebery]]. The [[Irish Parliamentary Party]] was split at this time, the majority of its MPs (the [[Irish National Federation|"Anti-Parnellites"]]) following [[John Dillon]] whilst a rump (the [[Irish National League|"Parnellites"]]) followed [[John Redmond]].
==Results==
{{Election Summary Begin with Candidates| title = UK General Election 1895}}
{{Election Summary Party with Candidates|
|party = Conservative and Liberal Unionist
|candidates = 589
|seats = 411
|gain =
|loss =
|net = + 98
|votes = 1,894,772
|votes % = 49.0
|seats % = 61.3
|plus/minus = +2.0
|government = yes
|vps = 4,610
}}
{{Election Summary Party with Candidates|
|party = Liberal Party (UK)
|candidates = 445
|seats = 177
|gain =
|loss =
|net = - 95
|votes = 1,765,266
|votes % = 45.7
|seats % = 26.4
|plus/minus = +0.3
|vps = 9,973
}}
{{Election Summary Party with Candidates|
|party = Irish Parliamentary Party
|candidates = 103
|seats = 82
|gain = [[Londonderry City (UK Parliament constituency)|1]]
|loss = 0
|net = + 1
|votes = 149,530
|votes % = 4.0
|seats % = 12.2
|plus/minus = -3.0
|vps = 1,824
}}
{{Election Summary Party with Candidates|
|party = Independent Labour Party
|candidates = 28
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|votes = 44,325
|votes % = 1.0
|seats % =
|plus/minus =
|vps = N/A
}}
{{Election Summary Party with Candidates|
|party = Social Democratic Federation
|candidates = 4
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|votes = 3,730
|votes % = 0.1
|seats % =
|plus/minus =
|vps = N/A
}}
{{Election Summary Party with Candidates|
|party = Independent Nationalist
|candidates = 2
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|votes = 3,429
|votes % = 0.1
|seats % =
|plus/minus =
|vps = N/A
}}
{{Election Summary with Candidates|
|party = Independent Lib-Lab
|candidates = 2
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|votes = 2,677
|votes % = 0.1
|seats % =
|plus/minus =
|vps = N/A
}}
{{Election Summary Party with Candidates|
|party = Independent Liberal
|candidates = 4
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = [[Hythe (UK Parliament constituency)|1]]
|net = - 1
|votes = 1,893
|votes % = 0.1
|seats % =
|plus/minus =
|vps = N/A
}}
{{Election Summary Party with Candidates|
|party = Independent Labour
|candidates = [[Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency)|1]]
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|votes = 608
|votes % = 0.0
|seats % =
|plus/minus =
|vps = N/A
}}
{{Election Summary Party with Candidates|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidates = 2
|seats = 0
|gain = 0
|loss = 0
|net = 0
|votes = 52
|votes % = 0.0
|seats % =
|plus/minus =
|vps = N/A
}}
|}
''Total votes cast: 3,866,282. All parties shown.''
===Voting summary===
{{bar box
|title=Popular vote
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=620px
|barwidth=350px
|bars=
{{bar percent|'''Conservative and Liberal Unionist'''|{{Conservative and Liberal Unionist/meta/color}}|49.01}}
{{bar percent|Liberal|{{Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color}}|45.66}}
{{bar percent|Irish Parliamentary|{{Irish Parliamentary Party/meta/color}}|3.87}}
{{bar percent|Independent Labour|{{Independent Labour Party/meta/color}}|1.15}}
{{bar percent|Independent|#dddddd|0.22}}
{{bar percent|Others|#777777|0.1}}
}}
===Seats summary===
{{bar box
|title=Parliamentary seats
|titlebar=#ddd
|width=620px
|barwidth=350px
|bars=
{{bar percent|'''Conservative and Liberal Unionist'''|{{Conservative and Liberal Unionist/meta/color}}|61.34}}
{{bar percent|Liberal|{{Liberal Party (UK)/meta/color}}|26.42}}
{{bar percent|Irish Parliamentary|{{Irish Parliamentary Party/meta/color}}|12.24}}
}}
==See also==
*[[MPs elected in the UK general election, 1895]]
*[[The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918]]
==Sources==
*[[F. W. S. Craig]], ''British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987''
*F. W. S. Craig, ''British Parliamentary Election Results 1885-1918'' (Macmillan, 1974)
*[http://www.spartacus-educational.com/GE1895.htm Spartacus: Political Parties and Election Results]
==External links==
''For an alternative view of the count where each vote in a two-member seat is counted as half a vote (because each elector had two votes) see:''
*[http://www.election.demon.co.uk/geresults.html United Kingdom election results - summary results 1885-1979]
{{British elections}}
[[Category:1895 elections in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:General elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom|1895]]
[[Category:1895 in the United Kingdom|General election]]