1835 United Kingdom general election in Wales

Main article: 1835 United Kingdom general election
1835 United Kingdom general election in Wales
6 January – 6 February 1835 (1835-01-06 – 1835-02-06)
32 of the 658 seats to the House of Commons
  First party Second party
 
Leader Sir Robert Peel Viscount Melbourne
Party Conservative Whig
Leader since 19 December 1834 16 July 1834
Leader's seat Tamworth House of Lords
Last election 14 18
Seats won 17 15
Seat change 3 3
Popular vote 10,210 5,119
Percentage 66.6% 33.4%
Swing 12.6 pp 12.6 pp
Results by constituency

The 1835 United Kingdom general election in Wales was held in early 1835, as the Sir Robert Peel's newly formed Conservative Party sought to strengthen its position in Parliament. The Whigs, under the leadership of the Viscount Melbourne, despite losing 98 seats, survived in the majority through an alliance with the Irish Radicals. In Wales specifically, The Whigs won 15 seats (11 uncontested), against 17 (11 uncontested) for the Conservatives, a shift of 3 seats from Whigs to Conservatives.[1]

Results

Party Seats Seats change Votes %
Conservative 17 3 10,210 66.6
Whig 15 3 5,119 33.4
Total 32 15,329 100
Popular vote
Conservatives
 
 66.61%
Whigs
 
 33.39%
Parliamentary seats
Conservatives
 
 53.13%
Whigs
 
 46.88%

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