1895 General Election
13 July – 7 August 1895 · The Mass Franchise · 670 seats, 336 for a majority
Salisbury's Unionists crushed a demoralised Liberal Party a year after Gladstone's retirement. The Conservative-Liberal Unionist alliance now governed as a single electoral force.
Prime Minister before
Marquess of Salisbury
Conservative
Prime Minister (continued)
Marquess of Salisbury
Conservative
Government formed
Conservative
Turnout
78.4%
The result
| Share of Commons | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative and Liberal Unionist | Marquess of Salisbury | 411 | 1,759,484 | 49.3% | +2.3 | |
| Liberal | Earl of Rosebery | 177 | 1,628,405 | 45.6% | +0.2 | |
| Irish National Federation | John Dillon | 70 | 92,556 | 2.6% | -2.6 |
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.