This is a list of

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(MPs) in the

Cavalier Parliament The Cavalier Parliament of England lasted from 8 May 1661 until 24 January 1679. It was the longest English Parliament, and longer than any Great British or UK Parliament to date, enduring for nearly 18 years of the quarter-century reign of C ...

which lasted from 8 May 1661 until 24 January 1679. It was the longest English Parliament, enduring for nearly 18 years of the quarter century reign of

Charles II of England Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651, and King of England, Scotland and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Charles II was the eldest surviving child of ...

. Like its predecessor, the Convention Parliament, it was overwhelmingly

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and is also known as the Pensioner Parliament for the many

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s it granted to adherents of the King.''The London Magazine'', May–August 1827,Hunt and Clarke, 1827.
pp. 115–124Flagellum Parliamentarium
attributed to

Andrew Marvell Andrew Marvell (; 31 March 1621 – 16 August 1678) was an English metaphysical poet, satirist and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1659 and 1678. During the Commonwealth period he was a colleague and friend ...

. A list of Members of Parliament who were receiving a state salary or pension in the early 1670s. It restored the Anglican church as the official church of England. Surviving Royalist members who had been disabled from sitting in the

Long Parliament The Long Parliament was an English Parliament which lasted from 1640 until 1660. It followed the fiasco of the Short Parliament, which had convened for only three weeks during the spring of 1640 after an 11-year parliamentary absence. In Septem ...

in the 1640s and who were not allowed to sit in the intervening parliaments were allowed to stand again for parliament.

List of constituencies and members

This list contains details of the MPs elected in 1661.

References

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''Cobbett's Parliamentary history of England, from the Norman Conquest in 1066 to the year 1803'' (London: Thomas Hansard, 1808)
{{reflist 17th-century English parliaments

1661 Events January–March * January 6 – The Fifth Monarchists, led by Thomas Venner, unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London; George Monck's regiment defeats them. * January 29 – The Rokeby baronets, a British ...

1661 in England 1661 in politics

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List of constituencies and members

See also

References