December 1910 United Kingdom general election

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The December 1910 United Kingdom general election was a parliamentary election that reaffirmed the Liberal government’s narrow hold on power amid constitutional struggles over the House of Lords and social reform.

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instanceOf United Kingdom general election
parliamentary election
afterParty Liberal Party (UK)
beforeParty Liberal Party (UK)
coalitionSupport Irish Parliamentary Party
Labour Party (UK)
ConservativeAllies Liberal Unionist Party
ConservativeAndLiberalUnionistPopularVoteShare 46.6%
ConservativeAndLiberalUnionistSeatsWon 272
ConservativeLeader Arthur Balfour
constitutionalOutcome mandate used to pass the Parliament Act 1911
country United Kingdom
effectOnHouseOfLords reduced veto power of the House of Lords
endDate 1910-12-19
era Edwardian era
franchise male householders and some male lodgers over 21
IrishParliamentaryPartyLeader John Redmond
IrishParliamentaryPartyPopularVoteShare 1.9%
IrishParliamentaryPartySeatsWon 74
LabourLeader Arthur Henderson
LabourPopularVoteShare 6.4%
LabourSeatsWon 42
leadingParty Liberal Party (UK)
legislature House of Commons of the United Kingdom
LiberalLeader Herbert Henry Asquith
surface form: H. H. Asquith
LiberalPopularVoteShare 44.2%
LiberalSeatsWon 272
mainIssue Parliament Act and powers of the House of Lords
constitutional crisis over the 1909 People’s Budget
social reform and welfare legislation
majoritySeats 336
nextElection 1918 United Kingdom general election
notableFeature last UK general election held before the First World War
last election before the passage of the Parliament Act 1911
second general election held in the United Kingdom in 1910
parliamentNumber 31st Parliament of the United Kingdom
previousElection January 1910 United Kingdom general election
primeMinisterAfterElection Herbert Henry Asquith
surface form: H. H. Asquith
primeMinisterBeforeElection Herbert Henry Asquith
surface form: H. H. Asquith
result Liberal government returned with support of Irish Parliamentary Party and Labour Party
seatsForElection 670
secondLargestParty Conservative Party (UK)
startDate 1910-12-03
tookPlaceDuringReignOf George V
surface form: King George V
triggeredBy House of Lords’ rejection of the 1909 People’s Budget
typeOfGovernmentFormed minority government
voterTurnout 80.9%
voterTurnoutChange -0.4 percentage points

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Valentine Fleming reElectedIn December 1910 United Kingdom general election
January 1910 United Kingdom general election nextElection December 1910 United Kingdom general election
Cabinet of H. H. Asquith formedFromElection December 1910 United Kingdom general election
this entity surface form: United Kingdom general election, December 1910