1790 British general election

The 1790 British general election returned members to serve in the House of Commons of the 17th Parliament of Great Britain to be summoned after the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707.

1790 British general election
16 June – 28 July 1790 (1790-06-16 – 1790-07-28)
All 558 seats in the House of Commons
280 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Leader William Pitt Charles James Fox
Party Pittite Foxite
Leader's seat Cambridge University Westminster
Seats won 340 183
Seat change 60 28
Prime Minister before election

William Pitt
Pittite

 Prime Minister after
election

William Pitt
Pittite

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