The 1837 United Kingdom general election was triggered by the death of King William IV and produced the first Parliament of the reign of his successor, Queen Victoria. It saw Robert Peel's Conservatives close further on the position of the Whigs, who won their fourth election of the decade.
The election marked the last time that a Parliament was dissolved as a result of the demise of the Crown. The dissolution of Parliament six months after a demise of the Crown, as provided for by the Succession to the Crown Act 1707, was abolished by the Reform Act 1867.
1837, united, kingdom, general, election, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, s. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1837 United Kingdom general election news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 1837 United Kingdom general election was triggered by the death of King William IV and produced the first Parliament of the reign of his successor Queen Victoria It saw Robert Peel s Conservatives close further on the position of the Whigs who won their fourth election of the decade 1837 United Kingdom general election 1835 24 July 18 August 1837 1837 07 24 1837 08 18 1841 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 385 seats 57 2 273 seats 42 8 Seats won 344 314Seat change 41 41Popular vote 418 331 379 694Percentage 52 4 47 6 Swing 4 8 4 8 Colours denote the winning partyPrime Minister before electionViscount MelbourneWhig Prime Minister afterelection Viscount MelbourneWhigThe election marked the last time that a Parliament was dissolved as a result of the demise of the Crown The dissolution of Parliament six months after a demise of the Crown as provided for by the Succession to the Crown Act 1707 was abolished by the Reform Act 1867 Contents 1 Results 1 1 Voting summary 1 2 Seats summary 1 3 Regional results 1 3 1 Great Britain 1 3 1 1 England 1 3 1 2 Scotland 1 3 1 3 Wales 1 3 2 Ireland 1 3 3 Universities 2 References 3 External linksResults edit nbsp UK General Election 1837Party Candidates VotesStood Elected Gained Unseated Net of total No Net Whig 510 344 41 52 28 52 42 418 331 4 8 Conservative 484 314 41 47 72 47 58 379 694 4 8Total votes cast 798 025 Voting summary edit Popular voteWhig 52 42 Conservative 47 58 Seats summary edit Parliamentary seatsWhig 52 28 Conservative 47 72 Regional results edit Great Britain edit Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Seats change Votes changeConservative 414 102 284 46 353 000 48 2 5 4Whig 422 81 271 46 379 961 51 8 5 4Total 836 183 555 nbsp 732 961 100England edit Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Seats change Votes changeConservative 348 80 239 39 321 124 48 9 6 3Whig 352 60 225 39 347 549 51 1 6 3Total 658 177 464 nbsp 491 540 100Scotland edit Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Seats change Votes changeWhig 49 15 33 5 22 082 54 0 8 8Conservative 35 7 20 5 18 569 46 0 8 8Total 84 22 53 nbsp 40 651 100Wales edit Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Seats change Votes changeConservative 25 11 19 2 11 616 52 8 11 1Whig 20 6 13 2 10 144 47 2 11 1Total 45 17 32 nbsp 21 760 100Ireland edit Main article United Kingdom general election 1837 Ireland Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Seats change Votes changeWhig Repeal Coalition 88 34 73 5 38 370 58 5 9 9Irish Conservative 70 19 30 5 26 694 41 5 9 9Total 158 53 103 65 064 100Universities edit Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Seats change Votes changeConservative 6 4 6 nbsp 1 691 90 1Whig 1 0 0 nbsp 186 9 9Total 6 6 6 nbsp 1 877 100References 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 LtdExternal links editSpartacus Political Parties and Election Results Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1837 United Kingdom general election amp oldid 1180089544, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,