United Kingdom general election, 1847

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1847 election

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 Protectionists led by the Earl of Derby and free traders led by 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 (Fergus O'Connor).

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Results

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

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