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What little survived of Whig ideology was not compelling enough to maintain the party's coherence, and they split into a number of feuding factions led by aristocratic magnates, contributing to the political instability that would last until 1770. With only 48 constituencies contested, the election was one of the least contested in British history.
A Whig Párt egy politikai párt volt az Amerikai Egyesült Államokban 1833 és 1856 [1] között. A pártot eredetileg Andrew Jackson elnök és a Demokrata Párt politikája ellen hozták létre. Alapvető irányelveik voltak a kongresszus hatalmának biztosítása az elnöki hatalom felett, a modernizáció és a gazdasági protekcionizmus .
The first wholly Whig government since 1783 came to power after the Duke of Wellington's Tory government lost a vote of no confidence on 15 November 1830. The government, led by the Earl Grey , passed the Great Reform Act in 1832, which brought about parliamentary reform , and enacted the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 , bringing about the abolition of slavery in most of the British Empire .
Dates of election. The general election was held between 30 April 1741 and 11 June 1741. At this period elections did not take place at the same time in every constituency. The returning officer in each county or parliamentary borough fixed the precise date (see hustings for details of the conduct of the elections).
Rockingham Whigs. The Rockingham Whigs (or Rockinghamites) in 18th-century British politics were a faction of the Whigs led by Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, from about 1762 until his death in 1782. The Rockingham Whigs briefly held power from 1765 to 1766 and again in 1782, and otherwise were usually in opposition to the ...
18 de abr. de 2009 · Whig history presents the past as an inevitable progression towards ever greater liberty and enlightenment, culminating in modern forms of liberal democracy and constitutional monarchy. In general, Whig historians stress the rise of constitutional government, personal freedoms and scientific progress. The term is often applied generally (and ...
The Whig/Whig Pary distinction is made by Britannica (here and here), Columbia (here and here), and Encarta. The Dictionary of American History gives "Whig Party," while the The Oxford Companion to British History gives "Whigs." The standard history of the American party is Holt's The Rise and Fall of the American Whig Party (1999).
