| Election Name: | 1837 United Kingdom general election |
| Country: | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Type: | parliamentary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1835 United Kingdom general election |
| Previous Year: | 1835 |
| Previous Mps: | outgoing members |
| Next Election: | 1841 United Kingdom general election |
| Next Year: | 1841 |
| Seats For Election: | All 658 seats in the House of Commons |
| Majority Seats: | 330 |
| Elected Mps: | elected members |
| Leader1: | Viscount Melbourne |
| Leader Since1: | 16 July 1834 |
| Party1: | Whigs (British political party) |
| Leaders Seat1: | House of Lords |
| Last Election1: | 385 seats, 57.2% |
| Seats1: | 344 |
| Seat Change1: | 41 |
| Popular Vote1: | 418,331 |
| Percentage1: | 52.4% |
| Swing1: | 4.8% |
| Leader2: | Sir Robert Peel |
| Leader Since2: | 19 December 1834 |
| Party2: | Conservative Party (UK) |
| Leaders Seat2: | Tamworth |
| Last Election2: | 273 seats, 42.8% |
| Seats2: | 314 |
| Seat Change2: | 41 |
| Popular Vote2: | 379,694 |
| Percentage2: | 47.6% |
| Swing2: | 4.8% |
| Map Size: | 330px |
| Prime Minister | |
| Posttitle: | Prime Minister after election |
| Before Election: | Viscount Melbourne |
| Before Party: | Whigs (British political party) |
| After Election: | Viscount Melbourne |
| After Party: | Whigs (British political party) |
| Map2 Image: | File:1837 UK GE Composition diagram.svg |
| Map2 Caption: | Composition of the House of Commons after the election |
The 1837 United Kingdom general election was triggered by the death of King William IV and produced the first Parliament of the reign of his successor, Queen Victoria. It saw Robert Peel's Conservatives close further on the position of the Whigs, who won their fourth election of the decade.
The election marked the last time that a Parliament was dissolved as a result of the demise of the Crown. The dissolution of Parliament six months after a demise of the Crown, as provided for by the Succession to the Crown Act 1707, was abolished by the Reform Act 1867.
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| Party | Candidates | Unopposed | Seats | Seats change | Votes | % | % change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 414 | 102 | 284 | +46 | 353,000 | 48.2 | +5.4 | |||
| 422 | 81 | 271 | -46 | 379,961 | 51.8 | -5.4 | |||
| Total | 836 | 183 | 555 | 732,961 | 100 | ||||
| Party | Candidates | Unopposed | Seats | Seats change | Votes | % | % change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 348 | 80 | 239 | +39 | 321,124 | 48.9 | +6.3 | |||
| 352 | 60 | 225 | -39 | 347,549 | 51.1 | -6.3 | |||
| Total | 658 | 177 | 464 | 491,540 | 100 | ||||
| Party | Candidates | Unopposed | Seats | Seats change | Votes | % | % change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 15 | 33 | -5 | 22,082 | 54.0 | -8.8 | |||
| 35 | 7 | 20 | +5 | 18,569 | 46.0 | +8.8 | |||
| Total | 84 | 22 | 53 | 40,651 | 100 | ||||
| Party | Candidates | Unopposed | Seats | Seats change | Votes | % | % change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 11 | 19 | +2 | 11,616 | 52.8 | -11.1 | |||
| 20 | 6 | 13 | -2 | 10,144 | 47.2 | +11.1 | |||
| Total | 45 | 17 | 32 | 21,760 | 100 | ||||
See main article: United Kingdom general election, 1837 (Ireland).
| Party | Candidates | Unopposed | Seats | Seats change | Votes | % | % change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| /Repeal Coalition | 88 | 34 | 73 | +5 | 38,370 | 58.5 | +9.9 | ||
| 70 | 19 | 30 | -5 | 26,694 | 41.5 | -9.9 | |||
| Total | 158 | 53 | 103 | 65,064 | 100 | ||||
| Party | Candidates | Unopposed | Seats | Seats change | Votes | % | % change | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | 6 | 1,691 | 90.1 | |||||
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 186 | 9.9 | |||||
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1,877 | 100 | ||||