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This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) elected in the 1837 general election.
| 1837–1841 Parliament of the United Kingdom | |||||
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 The Palace of Westminster in 1842 | |||||
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| Legislative body | Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||||
| Jurisdiction | United Kingdom | ||||
| Meeting place | Palace of Westminster | ||||
| Election | 1837 United Kingdom general election | ||||
| Crown-in-Parliament Victoria | |||||
| 1832–1835 Parliament |
| 1835–1837 Parliament |
| 1837–1841 Parliament |
| 1841–1847 Parliament |
| 1847–1852 Parliament |
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| Constituency | MP | Party |
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| Aberdeen | Alexander Bannerman [1] | Whig |
| Aberdeenshire | William Gordon [2] | Conservative |
| Abingdon | Thomas Duffield [3] | Conservative |
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| Constituency | MP | Party |
| West Norfolk | William Bagge [4] | Conservative |
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| Constituency | MP | Party |
| Tamworth | Sir Robert Peel [5] | Conservative |
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