1832 United Kingdom general election

1832 United Kingdom general election

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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 before 370 seats, 63.3% 235 seats, 36.7% Did not contest Seats won 441[a] 175[c] 42[d] Seat change 71 60 42 Popular vote 554,719[b] 241,284[b] 31,773[b] Percentage 67.0% 29.2% 3.8% Swing 3.7pp 7.5pp New party
Colours denote the winning party. Strength of colour indicates number of candidates returned.
Composition of the House of Commons after the election
Prime Minister before election Earl Grey Whig Prime Minister after election Earl Grey Whig

The 1832 United Kingdom general election was held on 8 December 1832 to 8 January 1833, to elect members of the House of Commons, the lower house of Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was the first held in the Reformed House of Commons following the Reform Act, which introduced significant changes to the electoral system.

Earl Grey, Prime Minister since November 1830, led the first predominantly Whig administration since 1806–07, supported by Radicals and allied politicians, though no formal Liberal Party existed yet. Viscount Althorp led the House of Commons and served as Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Tories, led by the Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel, had not fully adopted the Conservative label. In Ireland, Daniel O'Connell's Irish Repeal Association campaigned for the repeal of the Act of Union, presenting independent candidates.

The election took place from December 1832 to January 1833, with polling staggered across constituencies. The Whigs won an overall majority of 224 seats, 67%, the Tories 27%, and the Repeal Association 6%. The Whigs won 67% of the vote, the Tories 29%, and the Repeal Association 4%. The results varied by region, with the Whigs dominant in Great Britain, but facing stronger Tory opposition in Wales and Ireland.

This was the last election before the Tories formally reconstituted themselves into the Conservatives, and the last time until 1906 that they won fewer than 200 seats.
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