1841 United Kingdom general election

none May 2026 May 2026 gov May 2026 November 2021 1841 United Kingdom general election United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland parliamentary no 1837 United Kingdom general election 1837 outgoing members 1847 United Kingdom general election 1847 63.5%Craig F. W. S. British Electoral Facts 1832–1987 1989 Parliamentary Research Services 97–99593,445 All 658 seats in the House of Commons 330 elected members 1841 6 29 1841 7 22 yes 150x150px Sir Robert Peel 19 December 1834 Conservative Party (UK) Tamworth 314 seats, 47.6% 314 367 53 306,314 51.6% 4.0 pp 150x150px Viscount Melbourne 16 July 1834 Whigs (British political party) House of Lords 344 seats, 52.4% 314 271speaker 43 273,902 46.2% 6.2 pp 150x150px Daniel O'Connell 15 April 1840 Repeal Association Dublin City (defeated)County Cork Compact with Whigs 30 20 10 12,537 2.1% Compact with Whigs United Kingdom general election 1841.svg 380px Colours denote the winning party House of Commons - United Kingdom general election, 1841.svg 380px Composition of the Commons after the election Prime Minister Prime Minister after election Viscount Melbourne Whigs (British political party) Sir Robert Peel Conservative Party (UK) 1835 1837 1841 1847 1852 The 1841 United Kingdom general election was held between 29 June and 22 July 1841. Following increasing government defeats, the Conservatives under Sir Robert Peel won a decisive victory against the governing Whigs.Kemp Betty Betty Kemp June 1952 The General Election of 1841 24402876 History 37 130 146–157 10.1111/j.1468-229X.1952.tb00231.x The Conservatives campaigned mainly on an 11-point programme modified from their previous electoral effort and designed by Peel, whilst the Whigs emphasised reforming the import duties on corn, replacing the existing sliding scale with a uniform rate. The Whig position lost them support amongst protectionists, and the Whigs saw heavy losses in constituencies like the West Riding, where aristocratic Whig families who held a strong tradition of unbroken representation in Parliament were rejected by the electorate. O'Connell, who had been governing with the Whigs through a compact, felt the government's unpopularity rub off on him. His own party was shattered in the election. Barely a dozen Repealers retained their seats, and O'Connell himself lost in Dublin while his son was defeated in Carlow.Marriott John England since Waterloo 1913 143 https://archive.org/details/englandsincewate00marruoft/page/142/mode/2up 13 November 2021 The Chartists picked up only a few votes. Results center|300px UK General Election 1841 Conservative Party (UK) 498 367 +53 306,314 51.62 55.78 +2.6 yes 835 Whigs (British political party) 388 271speaker The seat and vote count figures for the Whigs given here include the Speaker of the House of Commons −73 273,902 46.15 41.19 −4.8 1,011 Repeal Association 22 20 20 0 +20 12,537 2.11 3.04 N/A 627 Chartism 8 0 0 0 0 692 0.12 0 N/A N/A |} Total votes cast: 593,445.British Electoral Facts 1832–2006, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher (Parliamentary Research Services, 2007) Voting summary Popular vote #ddd 600px 380px Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 51.62 Whig Whigs (British political party) 46.15 Irish Repeal Repeal Association 2.11 Chartist Chartism 0.12 Seats summary Parliamentary seats #ddd 600px 380px Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 55.78 Whig Whigs (British political party) 41.19 Irish Repeal Repeal Association 3.04 Regional results Great Britain Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Seats change Votes % % change Conservative Party (UK) 439 185 326 +42 286,650 52.7 +4.5 Whigs (British political party) 333 83 229 −42 256,774 47.2 −4.6 Chartism 8 0 0 692 0.1 Total 780 268 555 544,116 100 England Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Seats change Votes % % change Conservative Party (UK) 374 147 277 272,755 53.1 Whigs (British political party) 277 62 187 236,813 46.8 Chartism 4 0 0 307 0.1 Total 655 209 464 509,875 100 Scotland Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Seats change Votes % % change Whigs (British political party) 40 13 31 -2 16,356 60.8 Conservative Party (UK) 35 16 22 +2 9,793 38.3 Chartism 3 0 0 385 0.9 Total 78 29 53 26,534 100 Wales Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Seats change Votes % % change Conservative Party (UK) 24 16 21 4,102 53.2 Whigs (British political party) 16 8 11 3,605 46.8 Chartism 1 0 0 0 0.0 Total 41 24 32 7,707 100 Ireland Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Seats change Votes % % change Whigs (British political party) 55 30 42 17,128 35.1 Irish Conservative Party 59 27 41 19,664 40.1 Repeal Association 22 12 20 12,537 24.8 Total 136 69 103 49,329 100 Universities Party Candidates Unopposed Seats Seats change Votes % % change Conservative Party (UK) 6 6 6 Uncontested Uncontested Total 6 6 6 Uncontested Uncontested Notable Whig MPs who lost their seats Viscount Morpeth, Chief Secretary for Ireland Sir George Strickland, Bt Sir Henry Barron, 1st Baronet Notes References Further reading F. W. S. Craig F. W. S. Craig British Electoral Facts: 1832–1987 1989 Dartmouth Gower 0900178302 Norman Gash Norman Gash Sir Robert Peel: The life of Sir Robert Peel after 1830 1972 234–72 British Electoral Facts 1832–1999 Colin Rallings Colin Rallings Michael Thrasher Michael Thrasher Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2000 External links Spartacus: Political Parties and Election Results Category:1841 elections in the United Kingdom General election 1841 Category:June 1841 Category:July 1841 Category:1840s elections in Ireland Category:Robert Peel Category:William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne