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.
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.
Walker, B. M., ed. (1978), Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland 1801–1922, Royal Irish Academy
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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 1835 United Kingdom general election 1832 6 January 6 February 1835 1835 01 06 1835 02 06 1837 outgoing memberselected members All 658 seats in the House of Commons330 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Leader Viscount Melbourne Sir Robert PeelParty Whig ConservativeLeader since 16 July 1834 19 December 1834Leader s seat House of Lords TamworthLast election 441 seats 67 0 175 seats 29 2 Seats won 385 1 273Seat change 56 98Popular vote 349 868 261 269Percentage 57 2 42 8 Swing 9 8 13 6 Colours denote the winning party 2 Prime Minister before electionSir Robert PeelConservative Prime Minister afterelection Viscount MelbourneWhigUnder 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 Contents 1 Dates of election 2 Results 2 1 Voting summary 2 2 Seats summary 2 3 Regional results 2 3 1 Great Britain 2 3 1 1 England 2 3 1 2 Scotland 2 3 1 3 Wales 2 3 2 Ireland 2 3 3 Universities 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksDates of election editThe 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 edit nbsp UK General Election 1835Party Candidates VotesStood Elected Gained Unseated Net of total No Net Whig 538 385 56 58 51 57 25 349 868 9 7 Conservative 407 273 98 41 49 42 75 261 269 13 6Total votes cast 611 137 Party Candidates Unopposed SeatsWhig 538 154 385Conservative 407 121 273Total 945 275 658Voting summary edit Popular voteWhig 57 25 Conservative 42 75 Seats summary edit Parliamentary seatsWhig 58 51 Conservative 41 49 Regional results edit Great Britain edit Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Seats change Votes changeWhig 451 126 317 91 315 002 57 2 13 9Conservative 338 102 238 91 235 907 42 8 13 9Total 789 228 555 nbsp 550 909 100England edit Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Seats change Votes changeWhig 380 100 264 83 281 576 57 4 13 4Conservative 278 77 200 84 209 964 42 6 13 4Total 658 177 464 nbsp 491 540 100Scotland edit Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Seats change Votes changeWhig 52 15 38 5 28 307 62 8 16 2Conservative 33 8 15 5 15 733 37 2 16 2Total 85 23 53 nbsp 44 040 100Wales edit Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Seats change Votes changeConservative 21 11 17 3 10 210 63 9 10 5Whig 19 11 15 3 5 119 36 1 10 5Total 40 22 32 nbsp 15 329 100Ireland edit Main article United Kingdom general election 1835 Ireland Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Seats change Votes changeWhig Repeal Coalition 3 87 28 68 7 34 866 57 6 10 3Irish Conservative 69 19 35 7 25 362 42 4 10 3Total 156 47 103 60 228 100Universities edit Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Seats change Votes changeConservative 6 6 6 nbsp UncontestedTotal 6 6 6 nbsp None 100Notes edit Including 43 moderate adherents of Lord Stanley who voted for a Conservative speaker Darker colours and stripes indicate multiple seat constituencies Coalition parties had won a total of 75 seats and 67 9 of the vote in 1832 References editCraig F W S 1989 British Electoral Facts 1832 1987 Dartmouth Gower ISBN 0900178302 Rallings Colin Thrasher Michael eds 2000 British Electoral Facts 1832 1999 Ashgate Publishing Ltd Walker B M ed 1978 Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland 1801 1922 Royal Irish AcademyExternal links editSpartacus Political Parties and Election Results Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1835 United Kingdom general election amp oldid 1180089601, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
