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| United Kingdom general election, 1837 | ||||
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| All 658 seats to the House of Commons | ||||
| 24 July–18 August 1837 | ||||
| First party | Second party | |||
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| Leader | The Viscount Melbourne | Sir Robert Peel | ||
| Party | Whig | Conservative | ||
| Leader since | 16 July 1834 | 19 December 1834 | ||
| Leader's seat | Baron Melbourne | Tamworth | ||
| Last election | 385 seats, 55.2% | 273 seats, 40.8% | ||
| Seats won | 344 | 314 | ||
| Seat change | -41 | +41 | ||
| Popular vote | 418,331 | 379,694 | ||
| Percentage | 51.7% | 48.3% | ||
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Incumbent PM Subsequent PM |
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The 1837 UK general election saw Robert Peel's Conservatives close further on the position of the Whigs, who won their fourth election of the decade.
The election produced the first parliament after the death of William IV and the first of Victoria's reign.
Results
| UK General Election 1837 | |||||||||||||||
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| Candidates | Votes | ||||||||||||||
| Party | Standing | Elected | Gained | Unseated | Net | % of total | % | No. | Net % | ||||||
| Whig | 510 | 344 | - 41 | 51.7 | 418,331 | - 5.5 | |||||||||
| Conservative | 484 | 314 | + 41 | 48.3 | 379,694 | + 5.5 | |||||||||
Total votes cast: 798,025
References
- F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987
- British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher (Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2000)
- Spartacus: Political Parties and Election Results
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