1812 General Election

5 October – 10 November 1812 · The Unreformed Commons · 658 seats, 330 for a majority

Fought during war with Napoleon and America under Lord Liverpool, months after Spencer Perceval became the only British PM ever assassinated. Liverpool consolidated the long Tory ascendancy.

Prime Minister before

Earl of Liverpool

Tory

Prime Minister (continued)

Earl of Liverpool

Tory

Government formed

Tory

Turnout

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The result

Sort by

Tory

Earl of Liverpool

399

seats

Whig

Lord Grenville

196

seats

			Share of Commons
Tory	Earl of Liverpool	399		—	—	—
Whig	Lord Grenville	196		—	—	—

Before 1918, party labels were looser and many seats went uncontested, so vote totals and shares understate real support. Seat counts are the reliable measure.