United Kingdom general election, 1841
United Kingdom general election, 1841
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29 June–22 July 1841
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In the 1841 United Kingdom general election, there was a big swing as Sir Robert Peel's Conservatives took control of the House of Commons. The Whigs lost votes to the Irish Repeal group. The Chartists picked up few votes, despite their popular support, as voting was still restricted to a small percentage of the population.
Results
| United Kingdom General Election 1841 |
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Candidates |
Votes |
| Party |
Standing |
Elected |
Gained |
Unseated |
Net |
% of total |
% |
No. |
Net % |
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Conservative |
498 |
367 |
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+ 53 |
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56.9 |
379,694 |
+ 8.6 |
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Whig |
388 |
271 |
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- 73 |
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41.1 |
273,902 |
- 10.6 |
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Irish Repeal |
22 |
20 |
20 |
0 |
+ 20 |
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1.9 |
12,537 |
N/A |
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Chartist |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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0.1 |
692 |
N/A |
Total votes: 593,445
Voting summary
| Popular vote |
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| Conservative |
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56.94% |
| Whig |
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41.08% |
| Irish Repeal |
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1.88% |
| Chartist |
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0.1% |
Seats summary
| Parliamentary seats |
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| Conservative |
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55.78% |
| Whig |
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41.19% |
| Irish Repeal |
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3.04% |
Whig MPs who lost their seats
References