# Canonical recap data for British General Election of 1784 (1784)
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slug: british-election-1784
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title: British General Election of 1784
subtitle: Pitt the Younger's landslide victory restored parliamentary confidence after American independence and shaped modern party politics.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1784-01-01
datePrecision: year
year: 1784
decade: 1780
country:
name: United Kingdom
slug: united-kingdom
summaryShort: The 1784 British general election resulted in William Pitt the Younger securing an overall majority of about 120 in the House of Commons of Great Britain, having previously had to survive in a House which was dominated by his opponents.
summaryLong: The 1784 British general election resulted in William Pitt the Younger securing an overall majority of about 120 in the House of Commons of Great Britain, having previously had to survive in a House which was dominated by his opponents.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "1784 British general election"
importance: 72
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1784_British_general_election"
  title: British general election, 1784
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
metaDescription: The 1784 British general election resulted in William Pitt the Younger securing an overall majority of about 120 in the House of Commons of Great Britain, havin
wikidataQid: Q4971370
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  capturedAt: 2026-05-27
  label: British general election, 1784
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1784_British_general_election"
