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United Kingdom general election, 1841

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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 50.9
Whigs 273,902 271 - 73 46.9
Irish Repeal 12,537 20 + 20 2.1
Chartist 692 0 0.1


07-14-2008 23:18:10
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