1835 United Kingdom general election

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1835 United Kingdom general election

| country = United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

| type = parliamentary

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1832 United Kingdom general election

| previous_year = 1832

| previous_mps = List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1832

| next_election = 1837 United Kingdom general election

| next_year = 1837

| turnout = 611,137

| seats_for_election = All 658 seats in the House of Commons

| majority_seats = 330

| elected_mps = elected members

| election_date = {{start and end dates|1835|1|6|1835|2|6|df=yes}}

| image1 = William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, painted by John Partridge.jpg

| image_size = 160x160px

| leader1 = Viscount Melbourne

| leaders_seat1 = House of Lords

| leader_since1 = 16 July 1834

| party1 = Whigs (British political party)

| last_election1 = 483 seats, 70.8%{{efn|name=Pact|Combined 1832 result for Whigs and Irish Repeal}}

| seats1 = 385{{efn|name=Whig|Includes 154 members elected unopposed.}}

| seat_change1 = {{decrease}}98

| popular_vote1 = 349,868{{efn|name=Contest|Voting took place in just 383 of 658 seats.
The other 275 MPs were unopposed.}}

| percentage1 = 57.2%

| swing1 = {{decrease}}13.6 pp

| image2 = Robert Peel by RR Scanlan detail.jpg

| leader2 = Sir Robert Peel

| leader_since2 = 19 December 1834

| leaders_seat2 = Tamworth

| party2 = Conservative Party (UK)

| last_election2 = 175 seats, 29.2%

| seats2 = 273{{efn|name=Con|Includes 121 members elected unopposed.}}

| seat_change2 = {{increase}}98

| popular_vote2 = 261,269{{Efn|name=Contest}}

| percentage2 = 42.8%

| swing2 = {{increase}}13.6 pp

| map_image = United Kingdom general election 1835.svg

| map_size = 330px

| map_caption = Colours denote the winning partyDarker colours and stripes indicate multiple seat constituencies.

| title = Prime Minister

| posttitle = Prime Minister after
election

| before_election = Sir Robert Peel

| before_party = Conservative Party (UK)

| after_election = Viscount Melbourne

| after_party = Whigs (British political party)

| map2_image = File:1835 UK GE Composition diagram.svg

| map2_caption = Composition of the House of Commons after the election

}}

The 1835 United Kingdom general election was called when Parliament was dissolved on 29 December 1834. Polling took place between 6 January and 6 February 1835, and the results saw Robert Peel's Conservatives make large gains from their low of the 1832 election, but the Whigs maintained a large majority.

Under the terms of the Lichfield House Compact the Whigs had entered into an electoral pact with the Irish Repeal Association of Daniel O'Connell, which had contested the previous election as a separate party. The Radicals were also included in this alliance.

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Dates of election

The eleventh United Kingdom Parliament was dissolved on 29 December 1834. The new Parliament was summoned to meet on 19 February 1835, for a maximum seven-year term from that date. The maximum term could be and normally was curtailed, by the monarch dissolving the Parliament, before its term expired.

At this period there was not one election day. After receiving a writ (a royal command) for the election to be held, the local returning officer fixed the election timetable for the particular constituency or constituencies he was concerned with. Polling in seats with contested elections could continue for many days.

The general election took place between January and February 1835. The first nomination was on 5 January, with the first contest on 6 January and the last contest on 6 February 1835. It was usual for polling in the University constituencies and in Orkney and Shetland to take place about a week after other seats. Disregarding contests in the Universities and Orkney and Shetland, the last poll was on 27 January 1835.

Peel ran a minority Conservative government until 8 April 1835, after being unable to form a majority. Melbourne subsequently became Prime Minister forming a Whig government.

Results

File:1835 UK parliament.svg

{{Election summary begin with candidates| title = UK General Election 1835}}

{{Election summary party with candidates|

|party = Whigs (British political party)

|candidates = 538

|seats = 385

|gain =

|loss =

|net = −56

|votes = 349,868

|votes % = 57.25

|seats % =58.51

|plus/minus = −9.7

|government = yes

|vps = 908

}}

{{Election summary party with candidates|

|party = Conservative Party (UK)

|candidates = 407

|seats = 273

|gain =

|loss =

|net = +98

|votes = 261,269

|votes % = 42.75

|seats % =41.49

|plus/minus = +13.6

|vps = 957

}}

colspan=2\|Party	Candidates	Unopposed	Seats
class="wikitable"
{{Party name with colour\|Whigs (British political party)}} \| align=right\|538 \| align=right\|154 \| align=right\|385
{{Party name with colour\|Conservative Party (UK)}} \| align=right\|407 \| align=right\|121 \| align=right\|273
class="sortbottom" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;" ! colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.5em; text-align: left;" \| Total \| 945 \| 275 \| 658

= Voting summary =

{{bar box

|title=Popular vote

|titlebar=#ddd

|width=600px

|barwidth=410px

|bars=

{{bar percent|Whig|{{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}|57.25}}

{{bar percent|Conservative|{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}|42.75}}

}}

= Seats summary =

{{bar box

|title=Parliamentary seats

|titlebar=#ddd

|width=600px

|barwidth=410px

|bars=

{{bar percent|Whig|{{party color|Whigs (British political party)}}|58.51}}

{{bar percent|Conservative|{{party color|Conservative Party (UK)}}|41.49}}

}}

= Regional results =

== Great Britain ==

class="wikitable sortable"

! colspan=2 |Party

! Candidates

! Unopposed

! Seats

! Seats change

! Votes

! %

! % change

| align=right| 451

| align=right| 126

| align=right| 317

| align=right| −91

| align=right| 315,002

| align=right| 57.2

| align=right| −13.9

| align=right| 338

| align=right| 102

| align=right| 238

| align=right| +91

| align=right| 235,907

| align=right| 42.8

| align=right| +13.9

class="sortbottom" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;"

! colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.5em; text-align: left;" | Total

| align=right| 789

| align=right| 228

| align=right| 555

| align=right| {{same position}}

| align=right| 550,909

| align=right| 100

| align=right|

=== England ===

class="wikitable sortable"

! colspan=2 |Party

! Candidates

! Unopposed

! Seats

! Seats change

! Votes

! %

! % change

| align=right| 380

| align=right| 100

| align=right| 264

| align=right| −83

| align=right| 281,576

| align=right| 57.4

| align=right| −13.4

| align=right| 278

| align=right| 77

| align=right| 200

| align=right| +84

| align=right| 209,964

| align=right| 42.6

| align=right| +13.4

class="sortbottom" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;"

! colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.5em; text-align: left;" | Total

| align=right| 658

| align=right| 177

| align=right| 464

| align=right| {{same position}}

| align=right| 491,540

| align=right| 100

| align=right|

=== Scotland ===

class="wikitable sortable"

! colspan=2 |Party

! Candidates

! Unopposed

! Seats

! Seats change

! Votes

! %

! % change

| align=right| 52

| align=right| 15

| align=right| 38

| align=right| −5

| align=right| 28,307

| align=right| 62.8

| align=right| −16.2

| align=right| 33

| align=right| 8

| align=right| 15

| align=right| +5

| align=right| 15,733

| align=right| 37.2

| align=right| +16.2

class="sortbottom" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;"

! colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.5em; text-align: left;" | Total

| align=right| 85

| align=right| 23

| align=right| 53

| align=right| {{same position}}

| align=right| 44,040

| align=right| 100

| align=right|

=== Wales ===

class="wikitable sortable"

! colspan=2 |Party

! Candidates

! Unopposed

! Seats

! Seats change

! Votes

! %

! % change

| align=right| 21

| align=right| 11

| align=right| 17

| align=right| +3

| align=right| 10,210

| align=right| 63.9

| align=right| +10.5

| align=right| 19

| align=right| 11

| align=right| 15

| align=right| −3

| align=right| 5,119

| align=right| 36.1

| align=right| −10.5

class="sortbottom" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;"

! colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.5em; text-align: left;" | Total

| align=right| 40

| align=right| 22

| align=right| 32

| align=right| {{same position}}

| align=right| 15,329

| align=right| 100

| align=right|

== Ireland ==

class="wikitable sortable"

! colspan=2 |Party

! Candidates

! Unopposed

! Seats

! Seats change

! Votes

! %

! % change

{{Party name with colour|Whigs (British political party)}}/Repeal CoalitionCoalition parties had won a total of 75 seats and 67.9% of the vote in 1832.

| align=right| 87

| align=right| 28

| align=right| 68

| align=right| −7

| align=right| 34,866

| align=right| 57.6

| align=right| −10.3

| align=right| 69

| align=right| 19

| align=right| 35

| align=right| +7

| align=right| 25,362

| align=right| 42.4

| align=right| +10.3

class="sortbottom" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;"

! colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.5em; text-align: left;" | Total

| align=right| 156

| align=right| 47

| align=right| 103

| align=right|

| align=right| 60,228

| align=right| 100

| align=right|

== Universities ==

class="wikitable"

! colspan=2 |Party

! Candidates

! Unopposed

! Seats

! Seats change

! Votes

! %

! % change

| align=right| 6

| align=right| {{same position}}

| align=right| Uncontested

| align=right|

class="sortbottom" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: right; background: #f2f2f2;"

! colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.5em; text-align: left;" | Total

| align=right| 6

| align=right| {{same position}}

| align=right| None

| align=right| 100

| align=right|

Notes

References

{{citation |author-link=F. W. S. Craig |first=F. W. S. |last=Craig |title=British Electoral Facts: 1832–1987 |year=1989 |location=Dartmouth |publisher=Gower |isbn=0900178302 }}
{{citation |title=British Electoral Facts 1832–1999 |editor1-first=Colin |editor1-last=Rallings |editor1-link=Colin Rallings |editor2-first=Michael |editor2-last=Thrasher |editor2-link=Michael Thrasher |publisher=Ashgate Publishing Ltd |year=2000}}
{{citation |title=Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland 1801–1922 |editor-first=B. M. |editor-last=Walker |publisher=Royal Irish Academy |year=1978}}

External links

[http://www.spartacus-educational.com/politics.htm Spartacus: Political Parties and Election Results]

Category:1835 elections in the United Kingdom

General election

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Category:Robert Peel

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