United Kingdom general election, 1852

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The 1852 UK general election was very close, Lord John Russell's Whigs again winning the popular vote, but once again Conservative candidates won a very slight majority. Again the split between Protectionist Tories, led by the Earl of Derby and the Peelites made the formation of a majority government very difficult. Lord Derby's minority Protectionist government soon collapsed, bringing about a Peelite-Whig coalition government under Lord Aberdeen, one of the leading Peelites, which collapsed during the Crimean War.

Party	Votes	Seats	Loss/Gain	Share of Vote (%)
Whigs	430,882	324	+ 32	57.9
Conservative	311,481	330	+ 5	41.9
Chartist	1,551	0	- 1	0.2

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