1831 United States Federal Elections (American Parliamentary Series)

The 1831 United States federal election occurred following the retirement of Prime Minister Andrew Jackson. Jackson, the leader of the Jacksonian alliance was popular and had a thriving economy. Following his retirement however, the Jacksonian alliance fell into chaos. Jackson's finance minister Martin Van Buren, was elected leader and the 9th Prime Minister of the United States.

Van Buren's term was filled with political gridlock and economic recession. Firstly, many Members of Parliament who allied with the Jacksonian alliance did not like Van Buren, and only joined the party because of Andrew Jackson. This caused a lot of members to switch parties. The Anti-Masonic party also dissolved around this time.

Notably, former Jacksonian John Bell created a new party known as the Southern Conservative party. Although the results showed the Southern Conservative Party barely maintain major-party status, they became a force to be reckoned with later on.

The Democratic Republicans, lead by John Quincy Adams, a former Secretary of State and son of former Prime Minister John Adams became the Democratic Republican leader. Adam's strong name recognition and popularity, along with the divided Jacksonian party caused a Democratic Republican landslide, with the party gaining a net gain of 55 seats.

Election Results
The follow table shows a result of Candidates who ran for parliament