24 July–18 August 1837 1841 → 385 seats, 55.2% 273 seats, 40.8% 41 41 Start date 1837 | 16 July 1834 19 December 1834 344 314 418,331 379,694 | |
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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.
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The election marked the last time that a parliament was dissolved as a result of the demise of the Crown. Immediate dissolution of parliament following the demise of the Crown was abolished by the Reform Act 1867.
Results
Total votes cast: 798,025
Great Britain
England
Scotland
Wales
References
United Kingdom general election, 1837 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA