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United Kingdom general election, 1847
All 656 seats to the House of Commons
29 July–26 August 1847
	Previous PM; Lord John Russell; Whig Subsequent PM; Lord John Russell; Whig

The 1847 UK general election saw candidates calling themselves Conservatives win the most seats, in part because they won a number of uncontested seats. However, the split among the Conservatives between the majority of Protectionists, led by Lord Stanley, and the minority of free traders, known also as the Peelites, led by former prime minister Sir Robert Peel, left the Whigs, led by Prime Minister Lord John Russell, in a position to continue in government.

The Irish Repeal group won more seats than in the previous general election, while the Chartists gained the only seat they were ever to hold (Feargus O'Connor).

[edit] Results

UK General Election 1847
Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net Gain/Loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/-
	Whig	292			+ 21		53.8	259,311	+ 12.7
	Conservative	325			- 42		42.7	205,481	- 14.2
	Irish Repeal	36			+ 16		2.9	14,128	+ 1.0
	Chartist	1	1	0	+ 1		0.6	2,848	0
	Others	2	2	0	+ 2		0.1	661	N/A

Total votes cast: 482,429. "Others" includes Irish Confederate Party.

[edit] Voting summary

Popular vote

Whig			53.75%
Conservative			42.59%
Repeal Association			2.93%
Chartist			0.59%
Others			0.14%

[edit] Seats summary

Parliamentary seats

Whig			44.51%
Conservative			49.54%
Repeal Association			5.49%
Chartist			0.15%
Others			0.3%

[edit] References

F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987
British Electoral Facts 1832-1999, compiled and edited by Colin Rallings and Michael Thrasher (Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2000)
Spartacus: Political Parties and Election Results

Contents

[edit] Results

[edit] Voting summary

[edit] Seats summary

[edit] References