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General elections 1760-1880

Although general elections had to take place every seven years and also on the death of a monarch, they were held at other times too. Until 1768, Ireland had held general elections only on the death of the monarch. In 1768 Grafton's ministry passed the Octennial Act for Ireland, allowing general elections every eight years.

The table below gives a list of the general elections held in England in the period 1760-1880.

1760	1807	1847
1768	1818	1852
1774	1826	1857
1780	1830	1859
1784	1831	1865
1796	1832	1868
1802	1837	1874
1806	1841	1880

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