# Canonical recap data for British General Election of 1835 (1835)
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slug: british-election-1835
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1835/british-election-1835"
title: British General Election of 1835
subtitle: The 1835 election brought the Conservative Party to power under Robert Peel and marked the emergence of modern party politics in Britain.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1835-01-06
endDate: 1835-02-06
datePrecision: day
year: 1835
decade: 1830
country:
name: United Kingdom
slug: united-kingdom
summaryShort: The 1835 United Kingdom general election was called when Parliament was dissolved on 29 December 1834. Polling took place between 6 January and 6 February 1835, and the results saw Robert Peel's Conservatives make large gains from their low of the 1832 election, but the Whigs maintained a large majority.
summaryLong: The 1835 United Kingdom general election was called when Parliament was dissolved on 29 December 1834. Polling took place between 6 January and 6 February 1835, and the results saw Robert Peel's Conservatives make large gains from their low of the 1832 election, but the Whigs maintained a large majority.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "1835 United Kingdom general election"
importance: 68
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1835_United_Kingdom_general_election"
  title: British general election, 1835
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- election
metaDescription: The 1835 United Kingdom general election was called when Parliament was dissolved on 29 December 1834. Polling took place between 6 January and 6 February 1835,
wikidataQid: Q1834355
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260622120908/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1835_United_Kingdom_general_election"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-22
  label: British general election, 1835
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1835_United_Kingdom_general_election"
