1835 United Kingdom general election

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox election 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. Template:UK general election navigation

Dates of election

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.

Results

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Party		Candidates	Unopposed	Seats
Template:Party name with colour	538	154	385
Template:Party name with colour	407	121	273
Total		945	275	658

Regional results

Great Britain

Party		Candidates	Unopposed	Seats	Seats change	Votes	%	% change
Template:Party name with colour	451	126	317	−91	315,002	57.2	−13.9
Template:Party name with colour	338	102	238	+91	235,907	42.8	+13.9
Total		789	228	555	Template:Same position	550,909	100

England

Party		Candidates	Unopposed	Seats	Seats change	Votes	%	% change
Template:Party name with colour	380	100	264	−83	281,576	57.4	−13.4
Template:Party name with colour	278	77	200	+84	209,964	42.6	+13.4
Total		658	177	464	Template:Same position	491,540	100

Scotland

Party		Candidates	Unopposed	Seats	Seats change	Votes	%	% change
Template:Party name with colour	52	15	38	−5	28,307	62.8	−16.2
Template:Party name with colour	33	8	15	+5	15,733	37.2	+16.2
Total		85	23	53	Template:Same position	44,040	100

Wales

Party		Candidates	Unopposed	Seats	Seats change	Votes	%	% change
Template:Party name with colour	21	11	17	+3	10,210	63.9	+10.5
Template:Party name with colour	19	11	15	−3	5,119	36.1	−10.5
Total		40	22	32	Template:Same position	15,329	100

Ireland

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Party		Candidates	Unopposed	Seats	Seats change	Votes	%	% change
Template:Party name with colour/Repeal Coalition<ref>Coalition parties had won a total of 75 seats and 67.9% of the vote in 1832.</ref>	87	28	68	−7	34,866	57.6	−10.3
Template:Party name with colour	69	19	35	+7	25,362	42.4	+10.3
Total		156	47	103		60,228	100

Universities

Party		Candidates	Unopposed	Seats	Seats change	Votes	%	% change
Template:Party name with colour	6	6	6	Template:Same position	Uncontested
Total		6	6	6	Template:Same position	None	100

References

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External links

• Spartacus: Political Parties and Election Results