1835 United Kingdom general election

1835 United Kingdom general election

← 1832 6 January – 6 February 1835 (1835-01-06 – 1835-02-06) 1837 →
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All 658 seats in the House of Commons 330 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader Viscount Melbourne Sir Robert Peel Party Whig Conservative Leader since 16 July 1834 19 December 1834 Leader's seat House of Lords Tamworth Last election 441 seats, 67.0% 175 seats, 29.2% Seats won 385[a] 273 Seat change 56 98 Popular vote 349,868 261,269 Percentage 57.2% 42.8% Swing 9.8% 13.6%
Colours denote the winning party[1]
Composition of the House of Commons after the election
Prime Minister before election Sir Robert Peel Conservative Prime Minister after election Viscount Melbourne Whig

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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