1831 United Kingdom general election

1831 United Kingdom general election
28 April – 1 June 1831 (1831-04-28 – 1831-06-01)
All 658 seats in the House of Commons
330 seats needed for a majority
Registeredabout 516,000 (out of a population of 24,000,000)
  First party Second party
 
Leader Earl Grey Duke of Wellington
Party Whig Tory
Leader since 22 November 1830 22 January 1828
Leader's seat House of Lords House of Lords
Last election 196 seats, 59.3% 250 seats, 38.4%
Seats won 370 235
Seat change 174 15
Popular vote 80,763 46,892
Percentage 63.3% 36.7%
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Results of the general election
Composition of the House of Commons after the general election
Prime Minister before election

Earl Grey
Whig

 Prime Minister after election

Earl Grey
Whig

The 1831 United Kingdom general election was held from 28 April 1831 to 1 June 1831. With electoral reform becoming a major issue, the Whigs under Prime Minister Earl Grey won a decisive victory with a majority of 82 seats. This was the last election before the Reform Act 1832.

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