United Kingdom general election, 1841

1841 election

The 1841 UK general election saw 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 tiny, privileged, percentage of the population.

Party	Votes	Seats	Loss/Gain	Share of Vote (%)
Conservative	379,694	367	+ 53	56.9
Whigs	273,902	271	– 73	41.1
Irish Repeal	12,537	20	+ 20	1.9
Chartist	692	0		0.1

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