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All 658 seats in the House of Commons 330 seats needed for a majority |
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The 1837 United Kingdom general election was triggered by the death of King William IV and produced the first Parliament of the reign of his successor, Queen Victoria. It saw Robert Peel's Conservatives close further on the position of the Whigs, who won their fourth election of the decade.
The election marked the last time that a Parliament was dissolved as a result of the demise of the Crown. The dissolution of Parliament six months after a demise of the Crown, as provided for by the Succession to the Crown Act 1707, was abolished by the Reform Act 1867.
Results
UK General Election 1837
|
|
Party
|
Candidates
|
Votes
|
Stood
|
Elected
|
Gained
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Unseated
|
Net
|
% of total
|
%
|
No.
|
Net %
|
|
Whig
|
510
|
344
|
|
|
−41
|
52.28
|
52.42
|
418,331
|
−4.8
|
|
Conservative
|
484
|
314
|
|
|
+41
|
47.72
|
47.58
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379,694
|
+4.8
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Total votes cast: 798,025.
Voting summary
Popular vote |
|
|
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Whig |
|
52.42% |
Conservative |
|
47.58% |
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Seats summary
Parliamentary seats |
|
|
|
Whig |
|
52.28% |
Conservative |
|
47.72% |
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Regional results
Great Britain
Party
|
Candidates
|
Unopposed
|
Seats
|
Seats change
|
Votes
|
%
|
% change
|
|
Conservative
|
414
|
102
|
284
|
+46
|
353,000
|
48.2
|
+5.4
|
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Whig
|
422
|
81
|
271
|
−46
|
379,961
|
51.8
|
−5.4
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Total
|
836
|
183
|
555
|
|
732,961
|
100
|
|
England
Party
|
Candidates
|
Unopposed
|
Seats
|
Seats change
|
Votes
|
%
|
% change
|
|
Conservative
|
348
|
80
|
239
|
+39
|
321,124
|
48.9
|
+6.3
|
|
Whig
|
352
|
60
|
225
|
−39
|
347,549
|
51.1
|
−6.3
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Total
|
658
|
177
|
464
|
|
491,540
|
100
|
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Scotland
Party
|
Candidates
|
Unopposed
|
Seats
|
Seats change
|
Votes
|
%
|
% change
|
|
Whig
|
49
|
15
|
33
|
−5
|
22,082
|
54.0
|
−8.8
|
|
Conservative
|
35
|
7
|
20
|
+5
|
18,569
|
46.0
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+8.8
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Total
|
84
|
22
|
53
|
|
40,651
|
100
|
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Wales
Party
|
Candidates
|
Unopposed
|
Seats
|
Seats change
|
Votes
|
%
|
% change
|
|
Conservative
|
25
|
11
|
19
|
+2
|
11,616
|
52.8
|
−11.1
|
|
Whig
|
20
|
6
|
13
|
−2
|
10,144
|
47.2
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+11.1
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Total
|
45
|
17
|
32
|
|
21,760
|
100
|
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Ireland
Party
|
Candidates
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Unopposed
|
Seats
|
Seats change
|
Votes
|
%
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% change
|
|
Whig/Repeal Coalition
|
88
|
34
|
73
|
+5
|
38,370
|
58.5
|
+9.9
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Irish Conservative
|
70
|
19
|
30
|
−5
|
26,694
|
41.5
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−9.9
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Total
|
158
|
53
|
103
|
|
65,064
|
100
|
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Universities
Party
|
Candidates
|
Unopposed
|
Seats
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Seats change
|
Votes
|
%
|
% change
|
|
Conservative
|
6
|
4
|
6
|
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1,691
|
90.1
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Whig
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
186
|
9.9
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Total
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6
|
6
|
6
|
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1,877
|
100
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References
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