United Kingdom general election, 1906
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The UK general election of 1906 was from 12th January – 8th February 1906.
The Liberals, led by Henry Campbell-Bannerman, gained an overall majority in parliament. The Conservatives under Arthur Balfour lost more than half their seats, while the Labour Representation Committee was far more successful than it had been in the 1900 general election and after the election was reformed as the Labour Party and elected Keir Hardie as its leader. The Irish Parliamentary Party, led by John Redmond, achieved its seats on a low number of votes as 74 of their members were elected in uncontested seats.
This election was a crushing defeat for the Conservatives. Their loss is usually attributed to the losses made in the Boer War. However, there were infact numerous causes that led to the Liberal victory. Such as Balfour's controversial tariff reform, the 1902 education act and the crushing defeat of the trade union of Taff Vale.
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[edit] Results
| UK General Election 1906 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net Gain/Loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | |
| Liberal | 399 | + 216 | 2,751,057 | ||||||
| Conservative and Liberal Unionist | 156 | − 246 | 2,422,071 | ||||||
| Labour | 29 | 28 | 1 | + 27 | 321,663 | ||||
| Independent Conservative | 1 | 1 | 0 | + 1 | 0.8 | 42,155 | |||
| Irish Parliamentary | 82 | 6 | 1 | + 5 | 0.6 | 35,031 | |||
| Independent Labour | 1 | 1 | 0 | + 1 | 0.4 | 18,886 | |||
| Social Democratic Federation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 18,446 | |||
| Scottish Workers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 14,877 | |||
| Free Trader | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 8,974 | |||
| Independent Lib-Lab | 1 | 1 | 0 | + 1 | 0.1 | 4,841 | |||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3,806 | |||
| Independent Nationalist | 1 | 1 | 0 | + 1 | 0.0 | 1,800 | |||
| Independent Liberal | 0 | 0 | 1 | − 1 | 0.0 | 1,581 | |||
| Independent Liberal Unionist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 153 | |||
Total votes cast: 5,246,672. All parties shown.
[edit] See also
- MPs elected in the UK general election, 1906
- The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987
- Spartacus: Political Parties and Election Results
- United Kingdom election results - summary results 1885-1979
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