1906 United Kingdom general election
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The 1906 United Kingdom general election was a landmark landslide victory for the Liberal Party, ending a decade of Conservative rule and ushering in an era of major social and political reforms.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| United Kingdom general election, 1906 | 2 |
| January 1906 United Kingdom general election | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | United Kingdom general election ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Liberal landslide of 1906 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedReforms |
education and welfare reforms
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labour and trade union protections ⓘ old-age pensions legislation ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
Irish Home Rule
NERFINISHED
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education policy ⓘ free trade versus tariff reform ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| context |
controversy over tariff reform proposed by Joseph Chamberlain
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public concern over Boer War conduct and Chinese labour in South Africa ⓘ reaction against Conservative policies such as the 1902 Education Act ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electionType | parliamentary election ⓘ |
| electorate | male property-based franchise ⓘ |
| endDate | 1906-02-08 ⓘ |
| ended | Conservative rule since 1895 ⓘ |
| fourthParty | Labour Representation Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | marked beginning of high tide of British Liberalism before World War I ⓘ |
| incomingGovernment | Campbell-Bannerman ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ledTo | period of Liberal social reforms ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| mainWinningParty | Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorityThreshold | 336 ⓘ |
| monarchDuringElection | Edward VII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | January 1910 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOutcome |
heavy defeat for Conservative Party (UK)
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largest Liberal majority in House of Commons up to that time ⓘ significant gains for Labour Representation Committee ⓘ |
| outgoingGovernment | Balfour ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentElected | 28th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1900 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElection | Henry Campbell-Bannerman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterParty | Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | Arthur Balfour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeParty | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionIncluded |
England
NERFINISHED
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Ireland (then part of the United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultDescription | landslide victory for the Liberal Party ⓘ |
| seatsForElection | 670 ⓘ |
| secondParty | Conservative Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startDate | 1906-01-12 ⓘ |
| thirdParty | Irish Parliamentary Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | resignation of Arthur Balfour in December 1905 ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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