United Kingdom general election, 1841

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In the 1841 United Kingdom general election, there was a big swing as 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.

[edit] Results

UK General Election 1841
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net Gain/Loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/-
	Conservative	367			+ 53		56.9	379,694	+ 8.6
	Whig	271			- 73		41.1	273,902	- 10.6
	Irish Repeal	20	20	0	+ 20		1.9	12,537	N/A
	Chartist	0	0	0	0		0.1	692	N/A

Total votes: 593,445

[edit] References

• F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987
• Spartacus: Political Parties and Election Results

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