Election Collection (page 4)

Father John Murphy leading his tenants to vote in the Clare by-election, Ireland, 1828 (c1890)
Father John Murphy leading his tenants to vote for Irish Catholic political leader Daniel O Connell in the Clare by-election, Ireland, 1828 (c1890)

The free election of Augustus II at Wola, outside Warsaw, in 1697, 1700. From a private collection

Election of Pope. Getting to the top of the pole, 1897. Creator: John Leech
Election of Pope. Getting to the top of the pole, 1897. A cardinal climbs a pole topped with the papal crown. From " The Comic History of England" by Gilbert Abbott A Beckett

Declaring the Poll at Epping, 1924, (1945). Creator: Unknown
Declaring the Poll at Epping, 1924, (1945). British politician and statesman Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) and his wife Clementine listen to the official declaration after he won the seat of

Letter of Cesario, abbot of Santa Cecilia de Montserrat, notifying the Pope of Rome, John XIII, thas has been ordained archbishop of Tarragona

The Election of the Mayor of Garrat, 1782. Artist
The election of the Mayor of Garrat, 1782. Scene showing a cavalcade supporting Sir John Harper, a candidate in the election, passing the Leather Bottle Inn at Wandsworth

The City Race, 1771. Nash, on crutches inscribed Treasury leads a race to the Mansion House, followed by Sawbridge, Crosby (who has fallen down), Hallifax, Townsend and Bankes

Procession to the hustings after a successful canvass, no: 14, 1784
Procession to the hustings after a successful canvass, no:14, 1784. An election procession including the Duchess of Devonshire and two other ladies (probably Lady Duncannon and Mrs Crewe)

The evening after a mock election in the Fleet Prison, June 1835

The Middlesex election, 1775. Artist: Samuel Hieronymus Grimm
The Middlesex election, 1775. A citizen records his vote at a polling station. A fat man brandishes a knife. On the left a frightened citizen is being hustled to the booth by a man brandishing

Covent Garden with election hustings in the background, featuring Charles James Fox, (c1790?)
Covent Garden with election hustings in the background, featuring Charles James Fox, London, (c1790?). In the foreground a riot has broken out

Ward Beadle in civic costume, holding a staff, at a Wardmote Inquest, 1805. Artist
Ward Beadle in civic costume, holding a staff, at a Wardmote Inquest, 1805. Two further Beadles stand in the distance with two figures operating weighing machinery

The Westminster canvass, 1784. Artist: William Dent
The Westminster canvass, 1784. Charles James Fox, as Guy Fawkes, being carried in a chair by his supporters Edward Hall and Sam House

An election entertainment, plate I of The Election, 1755. Artist: William Hogarth
An election entertainment, plate I of The Election, 1755; showing an election treat given by the Whigs while the Tories parade outside

Chairing the Members, 1758. Artist: F Aviline
Chairing the Members, 1758; the victorious members are being borne by their constituents on chairs through the streets. The scene is chaotic

The Polling, 1758. Artist: Peter La Cave
The Polling, 1758; a polling booth on election day with reserve voters being brought up; one, an old soldier who has lost both arms and a leg; the other an imbecile. Third and final state of the plate

Election in Covent Garden, London, 1818. Artist: Rudolph Ackermann
Election in Covent Garden, London, 1818. View in Covent Garden, London of the election of members of parliament for Westminster, 1818

Women at the Polls in New Jersey in the Good Old TImes, from Harpers Weekly, pub. 1880 (lithograph). In 1776 the New Jersey Constitution stated that all inhabitants of this colony, of full age

Adolf Hitler becomes Chancellor of Germany, 30 January 1933. Hitler (1889-1945), leader of the Nazi Party, looking down on the crowds as they cheered him after the election results were known

Of Course He Wants to Vote the Democratic Ticket, 1876. Artist: Frost, Arthur Burdett (1851-1928)
Of Course He Wants to Vote the Democratic Ticket, 1876. From a private collection

An Election Won By Bribery, 1727, (1904). From Social England, Volume V, edited by H.D. Traill, D.C.L. and J. S. Mann, M.A. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1904]

Returned for Epping Mrs. Churchill and daughter Diana share happiness and victory, 1931, (1945). From Winston Churchill: His Life in Pictures, by Ben Tucker. [Sagall Press, Ltd. London, 1945]

In the General Election he was defeated at Manchester, but was returned for Dundee, 1908, (1945). Sir Winston Churchill standing on a tram as he speaks to the public during the North West Manchester

The Election: Canvassing for Votes, 1754-1755, (c1915). Artist: William Hogarth
The Election: Canvassing for Votes, 1754-1755, (c1915). The painting held by Sir John Soanes Museum, London. From International Art: Past and Present by Alfred Yockney

Chairing the Members, Plate IV from The Humours of an Election, 1757. Artist: William Hogarth
Chairing the Members, Plate IV from The Humours of an Election, 1757. This series of four plates depicts the Oxfordshire parliamentary election of 1754

The Polling, Plate III from The Humours of an Election, 1757. Artist: William Hogarth
The Polling, Plate III from The Humours of an Election, 1757. This series of four plates depicts the Oxfordshire parliamentary election of 1754

St Pauls Church, Covent Garden Market, during the Westminster election in 1808 (1911). Artist: Augustus Charles Pugin
St Pauls Church, Covent Garden Market, during the Westminster election in 1808 (1911). From London - North of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1911]

Le Triomphateur Aux Elections, c1911. Artist: Georges Dupuis
Le Triomphateur Aux Elections, c1911. From The Studio Volume 54. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1911-12]

The Election for Beadle, c1900. Artist: George Cruikshank
The Election for Beadle, c1900. An illustration for Hard Times by Charles Dickens. From Hard Times and Sketches by Boz, Volume XI, by Charles Dickens. [Blackwood, Le Bas & Co. London, c1900]

The Last Hour of a Contested Election for M. P, 1817. Artist: Robert Havell
The Last Hour of a Contested Election for M.P, 1817. After James Pollard (1792-1867). From Connoisseur Extra No. 5 - Old Sporting Prints by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur Magazine, London, 1908]

Serving in the Middle East, 1945. Men of a Royal Signals unit record their votes in the General Election of July 1945. From The War Illustrated Volume 9 edited by Sir John Hammerton

The Election at Eatanswill, (c1836), 1925
The Election at Eatanswill, c1836. Scene from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens. From The Connoisseur, 1925

The First Cabildo, (1519), 1920s
First Cabildo.The first three councillors of Havana were elected by the people in 1519. In addition, a mayor who was Judge of the people.Cigar card from the History of Cuba, Geografico Universal

A woman recording her vote at the ballot box, c1922. Women over the age of 30 were given the right to vote in Britain for the first time by the Representation of the People Act 1918

Detail from Chairing the Member, by William Hogarth, 1755 (1956). The painting, one of a series of four depicting the Oxfordshire parliamentary election of 1754

A street in New Orleans on election day, 1860 (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume III, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Seal of the King of the Basoche, 16th century (1870)
Seal of the King of the Basoche, 16th century, (1870). The Basoche was the guild of legal clerks of the Paris court system under the pre-revolutionary French monarchy

The annual ceremony of electing a new master to the Saddlers Company, London, 1926-1927. On the left is the bearer of the crown or garland for the masters head

The ward beadles, Guildhall, London, 1926-1927. The beadles meet for the election of a Lord Mayor, according to the old custom

Election hustings in Stepney Green during the Tower Hamlets election, London, 1852. From the Illustrated London News (10 June 1852)

Election hustings in Clerkenwell Green during the Finsbury election, London, 1852. A print from The Illustrated London News (10 June 1852)

Election hustings in Covent Garden during the Westminster election, London, 1852. From the Illustrated London News (10 June 1852)

Printing election posters in Japan, 1936. Artist: Fox Photos
Printing election posters in Japan, 1936. From Peoples of the World in Pictures, edited by Harold Wheeler, published by Odhams Press Ltd (London, 1936)

An election entertainment, 1755. Artist: William Hogarth
An election entertainment, 1755. An election treat given by the Whigs while the Tories parade outside. The two Whig candidates sit on the left of the scene, whilst others eat and drink

A Mock Election in the Kings Bench Prison, c1828, (1912). Artist: Bonner
A Mock Election in the Kings Bench Prison, c1828, (1912). In July 1827, the inmates of the Kings Bench Prison, Borough, South London

Certificate for the election of Mr John Nichols to the Society of Antiquaries, 1777, (1840). Artist: Richard Gough
Certificate for the election of Mr John Nichols to the Society of Antiquaries, 1777, (1840). Facsimile of a certificate for the election of a printer named John Nichols to the Society of Antiquaries

The Westminster Election, 1780s, (c1920). Illustration from Story of the British Nation, Volume III, Walter Hutchinson, (London, c1920s)

The Two Patriotic Duchesses on their canvass requesting the favour of an early poll, 1784. Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
The Two Patriotic Duchesses on their canvass requesting the favour of an early poll, 1784. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

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