1931 United Kingdom general election
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The 1931 United Kingdom general election was a landslide contest held during the Great Depression that returned a National Government led by Ramsay MacDonald with an overwhelming Conservative majority.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1931 United Kingdom general election canonical | 4 |
| United Kingdom general election, 1931 | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Kingdom general election
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parliamentary election ⓘ |
| causeOfDissolution | financial crisis and budget dispute ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | landslide election ⓘ |
| coalitionPartners |
Conservative Party (UK)
NERFINISHED
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Liberal National Party NERFINISHED ⓘ National Labour Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| context |
collapse of the second Labour government
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economic crisis ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 27 October 1931 ⓘ |
| electedBody | 38th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electorate | adult population meeting property and age qualifications in 1931 UK law ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1935 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | 1929 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentFormed | National Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldDuring | Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the largest landslide victories in UK electoral history ⓘ |
| ledBy | Ramsay MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislature | House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| mainIssue |
handling of the Great Depression
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public spending cuts ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| mainLeader1 | Ramsay MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLeader2 | Arthur Henderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLeader3 | Herbert Samuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainOppositionParty | Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainParty1 | National Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainParty2 | Labour Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainParty3 | Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majoritySeats | 308 ⓘ |
| monarch | George V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOutcome |
Liberal Party split over support for the National Government
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overwhelming Conservative majority within the National Government ⓘ severe defeat for the Labour Party ⓘ |
| partOf | elections in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| precededBy | 1929 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | Ramsay MacDonald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Great Britain and Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | victory for the National Government ⓘ |
| seatsForElection | 615 ⓘ |
| turnout | 76.4% ⓘ |
| turnoutChange | -3.3 percentage points ⓘ |
| typeOfMajority | Conservative-dominated National Government majority ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| year | 1931 ⓘ |
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United Kingdom general election, 1931