Dissolution and Polling Period
- When
- 29 September – 10 November 1812
- Where
- United Kingdom
Parliament was dissolved on 29 September 1812; contests ran from 5 October to 10 November 1812 at the height of the Napoleonic Wars.
The fourth United Kingdom Parliament was dissolved on 29 September 1812, four months after Liverpool succeeded to the premiership. The general election, the fourth after the Union of Great Britain and Ireland, was held at the height of the Napoleonic Wars. The time between the first and last contests ran from 5 October to 10 November 1812. Polling could be lengthy: the Berkshire election went on for 15 days, with 1,992 electors voting.
Sources
- 1812 United Kingdom general election Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-08
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