1832 United Kingdom general election in Wales

1832 United Kingdom general election in Wales
8 December 1832 – 8 January 1833 (1832-12-08 – 1833-01-08)

32 of the 658 seats to the House of Commons
  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 14 13
Seats won 18 14
Seat change 4 1
Popular vote 6,348 7,466
Percentage 46.0% 54.0%

Results by constituency

The 1832 United Kingdom general election in Wales was the first election held under the Reform Act 1832 and the Parliamentary Boundaries Act 1832. Wales saw its numbers of Members increased from 27 to 32, which includes Monmouthshire, which at the time was sometimes considered part of England. The Whigs, under the leadership of the Earl Grey won 18 seats (12 uncontested), against 14 (11 uncontested) for the Duke of Wellington's Tories.[1]

Results

Party Seats Seats change Votes %
Whig 14 4 6,348 46.0
Tory 13 1 7,466 54.0
Total 32 5 13,814 100
Popular vote
Tories
54.05%
Whigs
45.95%
Parliamentary seats
Whigs
56.25%
Tories
43.75%

See also

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