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Presidential Election Of 1888
The following elections occurred in the year 1888. North America Canada * 1888 Manitoba general election * 1888 North-West Territories general election United States * 1888 New York state election * 1888 South Carolina gubernatorial election * 1888 United States House of Representatives elections * 1888 United States House of Representatives elections in California * 1888 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina * 1888 United States presidential election * 1888 United States Senate elections Europe * 1888 Dutch general election * 1888 Norwegian parliamentary election * March 1888 Serbian parliamentary election * November 1888 Serbian parliamentary election United Kingdom * 1888 Ayr Burghs by-election * 1888 Mid Lanarkshire by-election See also * :1888 elections {{Electoral calendar navigation Lists of elections by year, 1888 1888-related lists, Elections 1888 elections, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1888 Manitoba General Election
The 1888 Manitoba general election was held on July 11, 1888. 1888 In Germany, 1888 is known as the Year of the Three Emperors. Currently, it is the year that, when written in Roman numerals, has the most digits (13). The next year that also has 13 digits is the year 2388. The record will be surpassed as late ... 1888 elections in Canada 1888 in Manitoba July 1888 events {{Manitoba-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1888 Norwegian Parliamentary Election ...
Parliamentary elections were held in Norway in 1888. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 Although the Liberal Party received the most votes, the result was a victory for the Conservative Party, which won 51 of the 114 seats in the Storting.Nohlen & Stöver, p1457 The Conservatives formed a government led by Emil Stang. Results References {{Norwegian elections General elections in Norway 19th-century elections in Norway Norway Parliamentary A parliamentary system, or parliamentarian democracy, is a system of democratic governance of a state (or subordinate entity) where the executive derives its democratic legitimacy from its ability to command the support ("confidence") of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lists Of Elections By Year
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1888 Mid Lanarkshire By-election
The 1888 Mid Lanarkshire by-election was a by-election, parliamentary by-election held on 27 April 1888 for the British House of Commons, House of Commons United Kingdom constituencies, constituency of Mid Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency), Mid Lanarkshire in Scotland. Previous MP The seat had become vacant in April 1888. The constituency's Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Member of Parliament, Stephen Mason (MP), Stephen Mason resigned from his seat. He did this by being appointed Steward of the Manor of Northstead, a notional offices of profit under the Crown, which is used to permit MPs to vacate their seats as Members of the House of Commons cannot technically resign from their seats. Mason (1832–1890) was a Glasgow merchant, who had been the MP for the constituency since the 1885 United Kingdom general election, 1885 general election. He was known for having written pamphlets on political topics, such as monetary and land questions, the Anglo-French treaty of 1860 and b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1888 Ayr Burghs By-election
The 1888 Ayr Burghs by-election was a parliamentary by-election held for the British House of Commons constituency of Ayr Burghs on 15 June 1888. The seat had become vacant when the sitting Liberal Unionist Member of Parliament Richard Frederick Fotheringham Campbell died. The Liberal candidate, John Sinclair, won the seat in a straight fight with his Liberal Unionist opponent, the Hon Evelyn Ashley Anthony Evelyn Melbourne Ashley (24 July 1836 – 16 November 1907) was British barrister and Liberal politician. He was private secretary to Lord Palmerston and later published a biography of him. After entering Parliament at a by-election in 1 .... The result See also * List of United Kingdom by-elections (1885–1900) References {{DEFAULTSORT:Ayr Burghs By-Election, 1888 1888 elections in the United Kingdom 1888 in Scotland 1880s elections in Scotland By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Scottish constituencies June 1888 events ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
November 1888 Serbian Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia in November 1888,"News in Brief", ''The Times'', 21 November 1888 electing a Great National Assembly that would draft a new constitution. The result was a victory for the People's Radical Party."Servia", ''The Times'', 19 December 1888 Electoral system The Parliament 628 members; 88 directly elected in 23 boroughs and 540 indirectly elected to represent rural constituencies. In rural areas voters would first elect electors, who would in turn elect the MPs. Around 32,000 people were registered to vote. Campaign The People's Radical Party were largely funded by Russian backing. Many of their candidates claimed that Serbia did not need an army, but should instead rely on militia. Conduct On 28 November King Milan annulled the elections held in rural seats on the basis that the elections had not been free."Servia", ''The Times'', 30 November 1888 The People's Radical Party had complained of interference by the police, whilst the Progressiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
March 1888 Serbian Parliamentary Election ...
Parliamentary elections were held in Serbia on 4 March 1888 to elect members of the National Assembly. The result was a "great triumph" for the People's Radical Party, which won a large majority of seats. Of the 142 seats in Parliament, supporters of Jovan Ristić won only 13. Background At the start of 1888 King Milan allowed the People's Radical Party under Sava Grujić to form a government. Being in power at the time of the election allowed the party to conduct the election as it wished. References {{Serbian elections Serbia Parliamentary 1888 03 Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hung ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1888 Dutch General Election
General elections were held in the Netherlands on 6 March 1888.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1395 The Liberal Union emerged as the largest party, winning 46 of the 100 seats in the House of Representatives. Background This was the first election held after the constitutional revision of 1887, achieved by Minister of the Interior Jan Heemskerk, which had several effects on the parliamentary system. Firstly, this revision fixed the number of seats in the House of Representatives at 100. Secondly, it abolished multi-seat electoral districts except in large cities in favour of single-seat districts, thus allowing for better representation of geographically concentrated political minorities. Thirdly, the revision ensured all members of the House of Representatives would be elected simultaneously every four years, replacing the previous system of staggered elections. Finally, the change greatly extended suffrage and allowed for gradua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1888 North-West Territories General Election
The 1888 North-West Territories general election was the first general election in the history of the North-West Territories, Canada. Elections were held in various districts between 20 June and 30 June 1888. This was the only general election, where the writs were issued to return on various days. Prior to 1888, members of the 1st Council of the North-West Territories were elected in by-elections to supplement members appointed by the Government of Canada. In order to have an elected member, a constituency needed to be set up in an area with 1,000 people. Others members were appointed. This created a patchwork of represented and unrepresented areas across the sprawling and sparse territory. Twenty-two members were elected in this election. Robert Brett was appointed government leader by Lieutenant Governor Joseph Royal. His official title was Chairman of the Lt. Governor's Advisory Council. Three judges were appointed to the legislative assembly to provide legal advice, b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1888 United States Senate Elections
In Germany, 1888 is known as the Year of the Three Emperors. Currently, it is the year that, when written in Roman numerals, has the most digits (13). The next year that also has 13 digits is the year 2388. The record will be surpassed as late as 2888, which has 14 digits. Events January–March * January 3 – The 91-centimeter telescope at Lick Observatory in California is first used. * January 12 – The Schoolhouse Blizzard hits Dakota Territory, the states of Montana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Texas, leaving 235 dead, many of them children on their way home from school. * January 13 – The National Geographic Society is founded in Washington, D.C. * January 21 – The Amateur Athletic Union is founded by William Buckingham Curtis in the United States. * January 26 – The Lawn Tennis Association is founded in England. * February 6 – Gillis Bildt becomes Prime Minister of Sweden (1888–1889). * February 27 &nda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1888 United States Presidential Election
The 1888 United States presidential election was the 26th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 1888. Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison, a former Senator from Indiana, defeated incumbent Democratic President Grover Cleveland of New York. It was the third of five U.S. presidential elections (and second within 12 years) in which the winner did not win the national popular vote, which would not occur again until the 2000 US presidential election. Cleveland, the first Democratic president since the American Civil War, was unanimously re-nominated at the 1888 Democratic National Convention. Harrison, the grandson of former President William Henry Harrison, emerged as the Republican nominee on the eighth ballot of the 1888 Republican National Convention. He defeated other prominent party leaders such as Senator John Sherman and former Governor Russell Alger. Tariff policy was the principal issue in the election, as Cleveland had proposed a dramatic re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
