1832 United Kingdom general election

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1832 United Kingdom general election

← 1831 8 December 1832 – 8 January 1833 (1832-12-08 – 1833-01-08) 1835 →
← outgoing members elected members →
All 658 seats in the House of Commons 330 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Earl Grey Duke of Wellington Daniel O'Connell Party Whig Tory Irish Repeal Leader since 22 November 1830 22 January 1828 1830 Leader's seat House of Lords House of Lords Dublin City Seats won 441 175 42 Seat change 71 60 42 Popular vote 554,719 241,284 31,773 Percentage 67.0% 29.2% 3.8%
Colours denote the winning party. Strength of colour indicates number of candidates returned.
Prime Minister before election Earl Grey Whig Prime Minister after election Earl Grey Whig

The 1832 United Kingdom general election, the first after the Reform Act, saw the Whigs win an overall majority of 224 seats, with the Tories winning less than 30% of the vote.