1900 United Kingdom general election
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The 1900 United Kingdom general election, often called the "Khaki election," was a wartime parliamentary contest dominated by support for the Second Boer War, resulting in a decisive victory for the Conservative–Liberal Unionist coalition under Lord Salisbury.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United Kingdom general election ⓘ |
| afterParty | Conservative Party–Liberal Unionist coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Khaki election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beforeParty | Conservative Party–Liberal Unionist coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignSloganTheme | support the troops and finish the war ⓘ |
| chamberDissolved | 26th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coalitionLeaderTitle | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| context | Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electedBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electionDateRange | September–October 1900 ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| endDate | 1900-10-24 ⓘ |
| franchise | male householders and some lodgers over 21 ⓘ |
| governingLeader | Lord Salisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | last general election held in the reign of Queen Victoria ⓘ |
| leadingCoalition |
Conservative Party (UK)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Liberal Unionist Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislature | House of Commons of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCampaignTheme | patriotic support for the war effort ⓘ |
| majorIssue | Second Boer War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarch | Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextElection | 1906 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nicknameReason | named "Khaki election" due to association with Boer War soldiers’ uniforms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
held during an ongoing overseas war
ⓘ
strengthened Unionist majority in Parliament ⓘ |
| oppositionLeader | Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oppositionParty | Liberal Party (UK) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oppositionStatus | Liberals remained in opposition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermEnd | 1906 ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTermStart | 1900 ⓘ |
| parliamentNumber | 27th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignmentOfGovernment | Unionist ⓘ |
| previousElection | 1895 United Kingdom general election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterElection | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | decisive victory for Conservative–Liberal Unionist coalition ⓘ |
| seatsForElection | 670 ⓘ |
| startDate | 1900-09-25 ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn |
England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| turningPointFor | Liberal Party recovery leading to 1906 landslide ⓘ |
| type | parliamentary ⓘ |
| voterTurnout | approximately 75.1% ⓘ |
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Reginald Pole-Carew