Oxfordshire in the 1754 British general election

Oxfordshire in the 1754 British general election

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Both seats in Oxfordshire constituency
Turnout7,856
  First party Second party
 
Tory
Candidate Philip Wenman James Dashwood
Party Tory Tory
Popular vote 2,033 2,014
Percentage 25.88% 25.64%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Whig
Candidate Thomas Parker Sir Edward Turner
Party Whig Whig
Popular vote 1,919 1,890
Percentage 24.43% 24.06%

MPs before election

Sir James Dashwood
Norreys Bertie
Tory

Elected MPs

Thomas Parker
Edward Turner
Whig

The Oxfordshire Election of 1754, part of the British general election of that year and involving the selection of two Members of Parliament (MPs) to represent the Oxfordshire constituency, was probably the most notorious English county election of the 18th century. It was depicted in Hogarth's famous series of paintings and engravings, The Humours of an Election.