The 1832 UK general election, the first after the Reform Act, saw the Whigs win a large majority, with the Tories winning less than 30% of the vote. The Representation of the People Act 1832, commonly known as the Reform Act 1832, was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the electoral system

Results

Earl Grey

Duke of Wellington

Daniel O'Connel

Total votes cast: 827,776

Parties and Leaders at the General Election

The Earl Grey had been Prime Minister since 22 November 1830. The Whigs (with the Tories) are often described as one of two political parties in England and later the United Kingdom from the late 17th to The Tories were any of a series of Political factions that existed in the Kingdom of Great Britain and later the United Kingdom, having its roots in the The Repeal Association was an Irish mass membership political movement set up by Daniel O'Connell to campaign for a repeal of the Act of Union of 1800 between Charles Grey 2nd Earl Grey, KG, PC (13 March 1764 &ndash 17 July 1845 known as Viscount Howick between 1806 and 1807 was a British Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display His was the first predominantly Whig administration since the Ministry of all the Talents in 1806-1807. The Ministry of All the Talents was formed by William Wyndham Grenville 1st Baron Grenville on his appointment as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on

In addition to the Whigs themselves Grey was supported by Radical and other allied politicians. The Radicals were a parliamentary political grouping in the United Kingdom in the early to mid 19th century who drew on earlier ideas of radicalism and helped to The Whigs and their allies were gradually coming to be referred to as Liberals, but no formal Liberal Party had been established at the time of this election, so all the politicians supporting the ministry are referred to as Whig in the above results. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party

The government Leader of the House of Commons since 1830, was Viscount Althorp (the heir of the Earl Spencer), who also served as Chancellor of the Exchequer. The Leader of the House of Commons is a member of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom who is responsible for arranging government business in the House of Commons John Charles Spencer 3rd Earl Spencer (1782-1845 known during his father's lifetime (i The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister who is responsible for all Economic and Financial

The last Tory Prime Minister, at the time of the 1832 election, was the Duke of Wellington. Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, KP, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS ( c After leaving government office, Wellington continued to lead the Tory peers and was the overall Leader of the Opposition. The Leader of the Opposition (sometimes known as the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons) in the United Kingdom is the politician who leads

The Tory Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons, was Sir Robert Peel, Bt. The Leader of the Opposition (sometimes known as the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons) in the United Kingdom is the politician who leads Sir Robert Peel 2nd Baronet (5 February 1788 &ndash 2 July 1850 was the Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 10 December 1834 to 8 April

John Wilson Croker had used the term conservative in 1830, but the Tories at the time of this general election had not yet become generally known as the Conservative Party. John Wilson Croker ( December 20, 1780 &ndash August 10, 1857) was a British Statesman and Author. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom.

In Irish politics, Daniel O'Connell was continuing his campaign for repeal of the Act of Union. Daniel O'Connell ( 6 August 1775 &ndash 15 May 1847) ( Dónal Ó Conaill) known as The Liberator, or The Emancipator He had founded the Irish Repeal Association and it presented candidates independent of the two principal parties. The Repeal Association was an Irish mass membership political movement set up by Daniel O'Connell to campaign for a repeal of the Act of Union of 1800 between

Dates of Election

Following the passage of the Reform Act 1832 and related legislation to reform the electoral system and redistribute constituencies, the tenth United Kingdom Parliament was dissolved on 3 December 1832. This is a list of Parliaments of the United Kingdom, tabulated with the elections to the House of Commons and the list of members of the House The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian The new Parliament was summoned to meet on 29 January 1833, for a maximum seven year term from that date. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The maximum term could be and normally was curtailed, by the monarch dissolving the Parliament, before its term expired.

At this period there was not one election day. After receiving a writ (a royal command) for the election to be held, the local returning officer fixed the election timetable for the particular constituency or constituencies he was concerned with. In various parliamentary systems a Returning Officer is responsible for overseeing Elections in one or more constituencies Polling in seats with contested elections could continue for many days.

The general election took place between December 1832 and January 1833. The first nomination was on 8 December, with the first contest on 10 December and the last contest on 8 January 1833. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common It was usual for polling in the University constituencies and in Orkney and Shetland to take place about a week after other seats. Orkney and Shetland is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Disregarding contests in the Universities and Orkney and Shetland, the last poll was on 1 January 1833. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common

Summary of the Constituencies

For the distribution of constituencies in the Unreformed House of Commons, before this general election, see the United Kingdom general election, 1831. The unreformed House of Commons is the name generally given to the British House of Commons as it existed before the Reform Act of 1832. The 1831 UK general election, the last before the Reform Act of 1832, saw Electoral reform as the major election issue Apart from the disenfranchisement of Grampound for corruption in 1821 and the transfer of its two seats as additional members for Yorkshire from 1826, there had been no change in the constituencies of England since the 1670s. Grampound in Cornwall, was a Borough constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England, then of the Parliament of Great Yorkshire was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1290, then of the Parliament of Great Britain In some cases the county and borough seats had remained unaltered since the thirteenth century. Welsh constituencies had been unchanged since the sixteenth century. Those in Scotland had remained the same since 1708 and in Ireland since 1801.

In 1832 politicians were facing an unfamiliar electoral map, as well as an electorate including those qualified under a new uniform householder franchise in the boroughs. However the reform legislation had not removed all the anomalies in the electoral system.

Table of Largest and Smallest Electorates 1832, by country, type and number of seats

Key to categories in the following tables: BC - Borough/Burgh constituencies, CC - County constituencies, UC - University constituencies, Total C - Total constituencies, BMP - Borough/Burgh Members of Parliament, CMP - County Members of Parliament, UMP - University Members of Parliament. In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly In the United Kingdom (UK, each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly A university constituency is a Constituency, used in elections to a Legislature, that represents a University rather than a geographical area

Monmouthshire (1 County constituency with 2 MPs and one single member Borough constituency) is included in Wales in these tables. Ancient county See also Monmouthshire (historic The ancient county of Monmouthshire was formed from the Welsh Marches by the Laws in Wales Sources for this period may include the county in England.

Table 1: Constituencies and MPs, by type and country

Table 2: Number of seats per constituency, by type and country

See also

• United Kingdom general elections

References

• F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987
• British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher (Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2000)
• Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland 1801-1922, edited by B. This is a list of United Kingdom general elections since the first in 1802 Frederick Walter Scott Craig ( December 10, 1929 - March 23, 1989) was a Scottish psephologist and compiler of reference M. Walker (Royal Irish Academy 1978)
• Spartacus: Political Parties and Election Results