1831 United Kingdom general election

1831 United Kingdom general election

← 1830 28 April – 1 June 1831 (1831-04-28 – 1831-06-01) 1832 →
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All 658 seats in the House of Commons 330 seats needed for a majority
Registered	about 516,000[1] (out of a population of 24,000,000)
First party Second party   Leader Earl Grey Duke of Wellington Party Whig Tory Leader since 22 November 1830 22 January 1828 Leader's seat House of Lords House of Lords Last election 196 seats, 59.3% 250 seats, 38.4% Seats won 370 235 Seat change 174 15 Popular vote 80,763 46,892 Percentage 63.3% 36.7% Swing 4.0% 1.7%
Results of the general election
Composition of the House of Commons after the general election
Prime Minister before election Earl Grey Whig Prime Minister after election Earl Grey Whig

The 1831 United Kingdom general election was held from 28 April 1831 to 1 June 1831. With electoral reform becoming a major issue, the Whigs under Prime Minister Earl Grey won a decisive victory with a majority of 82 seats. This was the last election before the Reform Act 1832.