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- British_general_election,_1722 abstract "The British general election of 1722 elected members to serve in the House of Commons of the 6th Parliament of Great Britain. This was the fifth such election since the merger of the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland in 1707. Thanks to the Septennial Act of 1715, which swept away the maximum three-year life of a parliament created by the Meeting of Parliament Act 1694, it followed some seven years after the previous election, that of 1715. The election was fiercely fought, with contests taking place in more than half of the constituencies, which was unusual for the time. Despite the level of public involvement, however, with the Whigs having consolidated their control over virtually every branch of government, Walpole's party commanded almost a monopoly of electoral patronage, and was therefore able to increase its majority in Parliament even as its popular support fell. In the midst of the election, word came from France of a Jacobite plot aimed at an imminent coup d'état. Led by Francis Atterbury, Bishop of Rochester, Lord North and Grey, and other Tory opponents of Walpole, this was later known as the "Atterbury Plot". Previously election results had broadly reflected the opinion of at least the minority of adult males who had the vote, although the system had always been subject to the influence of corruption and patronage. However, now that one-party government had been established, those influences could be used systematically to ensure the governing party's victory. This election set the pattern for much of the rest of the eighteenth century; as partisan feeling began to decline during the years of the Whig oligarchy, the rigging of elections became ever easier, so that British governments could almost always guarantee victory.".
- British_general_election,_1722 firstLeader Robert_Walpole.
- British_general_election,_1722 secondLeader Sir_William_Wyndham,_3rd_Baronet.
- British_general_election,_1722 thumbnail Retuched_Painting_of_Robert_Walpole.jpg?width=300.
- British_general_election,_1722 title "Great Britain general election, 1722".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageID "7900709".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageLength "4575".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageOutDegree "30".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageRevisionID "659240866".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLink Atterbury_Plot.
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLink Bishop_of_Rochester.
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLink Borough.
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLink British_general_election,_1796.
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLink Category:1722_elections_in_Great_Britain.
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLink Category:1722_in_Great_Britain.
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLink Category:Elections_to_the_Parliament_of_Great_Britain.
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLink Coup_dxc3xa9tat.
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLink Francis_Atterbury.
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLink House_of_Commons_of_Great_Britain.
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLink Husting.
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLink Hustings.
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLink Jacobitism.
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLink Kings_Lynn_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLink List_of_Parliaments_of_Great_Britain.
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLink MPs_elected_in_the_British_general_election,_1722.
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLink Meeting_of_Parliament_Act_1694.
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLink Parliament_of_England.
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLink Parliament_of_Great_Britain.
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLink Parliament_of_Scotland.
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLink Parliamentary_borough.
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLink Robert_Walpole.
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLink Septennial_Act_1715.
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLink Septennial_Act_1716.
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLink Sir_William_Wyndham,_3rd_Baronet.
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLink Somerset_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLink William_North,_6th_Baron_North.
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLink File:Retuched_Painting_of_Robert_Walpole.jpg.
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLink File:Sir_William_Wyndham,_3rd_Bt_by_Jonathan_Richardson.jpg.
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "13 April 1722".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "14 Apr. 1722".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "1722 British general election".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "1722 General Election".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "1722 election".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "1722 general election".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "1722".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "1722, 28 March".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "19 April 1722".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "21 March 1722".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "26 April 1722".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "4 April 1722".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "April 1722".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "British general election, 1722".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "General Election 11 April 1722".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "General Election 12 April 1722".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "General Election 1722".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "General Election 2 May 1722".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "General Election 20 March 1722".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "General Election 21 March 1722".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "General Election 22 March 1722".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "General Election 24 March 1722".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "General Election 27 March 1722".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "General Election 28 March 1722".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "General Election 30 March 1722".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "General Election 4 April 1722".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "General Election 9 May 1722".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "General Election".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "January 1722".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "March 1722".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "control over British Parliament".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "election".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "general election expected in 1722".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "general election of 1722".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "next general election".
- British_general_election,_1722 wikiPageWikiLinkText "the general election in 1722".
- British_general_election,_1722 afterElection Robert_Walpole.
- British_general_election,_1722 afterParty "British Whig Party".
- British_general_election,_1722 beforeElection Robert_Walpole.
- British_general_election,_1722 beforeParty "British Whig Party".
- British_general_election,_1722 country "Kingdom of Great Britain".
- British_general_election,_1722 electedMps MPs_elected_in_the_British_general_election,_1722.
- British_general_election,_1722 electionDate "--03-19".
- British_general_election,_1722 electionName "Great Britain general election, 1722".
- British_general_election,_1722 hasPhotoCollection British_general_election,_1722.
- British_general_election,_1722 image "150".
- British_general_election,_1722 image "190".
- British_general_election,_1722 leader Robert_Walpole.
- British_general_election,_1722 leader Sir_William_Wyndham,_3rd_Baronet.
- British_general_election,_1722 leadersSeat Kings_Lynn_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- British_general_election,_1722 leadersSeat Somerset_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- British_general_election,_1722 nextElection "British general election, 1727".
- British_general_election,_1722 nextYear "1727".
- British_general_election,_1722 ongoing "no".
- British_general_election,_1722 party "British Whig Party".
- British_general_election,_1722 party "Tory Party".
- British_general_election,_1722 percentage "-".
- British_general_election,_1722 popularVote "-".
- British_general_election,_1722 posttitle "Prime Minister of Great Britain".
- British_general_election,_1722 previousElection "British general election, 1715".
- British_general_election,_1722 previousYear "1715".
- British_general_election,_1722 seatChange "48".