The 1831 UK general election, the last before the Reform Act 1832, saw electoral reform as the major election issue. It was held from 28 April to 1 June 1831. The Whigs won a majority of 136 over the Tories, which allowed the passage of the Reform Bill, and led to an election the following year. The ninth United Kingdom Parliament was dissolved on 23 April 1831. The new Parliament was summoned to meet on 14 June 1831, for a maximum seven year term from that date.

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  • The 1831 UK general election, the last before the Reform Act 1832, saw electoral reform as the major election issue. It was held from 28 April to 1 June 1831. The Whigs won a majority of 136 over the Tories, which allowed the passage of the Reform Bill, and led to an election the following year. The ninth United Kingdom Parliament was dissolved on 23 April 1831. The new Parliament was summoned to meet on 14 June 1831, for a maximum seven year term from that date. The maximum term could be and normally was curtailed, by the monarch dissolving the Parliament, before its term expired.
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  • The 1831 UK general election, the last before the Reform Act 1832, saw electoral reform as the major election issue. It was held from 28 April to 1 June 1831. The Whigs won a majority of 136 over the Tories, which allowed the passage of the Reform Bill, and led to an election the following year. The ninth United Kingdom Parliament was dissolved on 23 April 1831. The new Parliament was summoned to meet on 14 June 1831, for a maximum seven year term from that date.
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