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UK general election, 1910 (January) - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Alternative, Alternativity, Anointing, Anointment, Assignment, Assumption, Authorization, Calling, Canonization, Caucus, Choice, Consecration, Coronation, Decision, Delegation |
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The UK general election of January 1910 was held from 15th January 10th February 1910.
The election produced a hung parliament, with the Conservatives, led by Arthur Balfour, and Liberals, led by Herbert Asquith having almost equal forces. A second election was held in December in an attempt to resolve the situation.
| Party |
Votes |
Seats |
Loss/Gain |
Share of Vote (%) |
| Conservative & Liberal Unionists |
2,919,236 |
272 |
+ 116 |
46.8 |
| Liberal |
2,712,511 |
274 |
- 122 |
43.5 |
| Labour |
435,770 |
40 |
+ 11 |
7.0 |
| Irish Nationalist |
114,185 |
82 |
- 1 |
1.9 |
| SDP |
13,479 |
0 |
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0.2 |
| Independent Conservative |
11,772 |
1 |
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0.2 |
| Free Trader |
11,553 |
1 |
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0.2 |
| Independent Labour |
9,936 |
0 |
- 1 |
0.1 |
| Independent Liberal |
5,237 |
1 |
+ 1 |
0.1 |
Total votes cast: 7,694,741. All parties with more than 1,000 votes shown.
External links
- January 1910 Conservative manifesto (http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/1910/jan/january-1910-conservative-manifesto.shtml)
- January 1910 Labour manifesto (http://www.labour-party.org.uk/manifestos/1910/jan/january-1910-labour-manifesto.shtml)
- January 1910 Liberal manifesto (http://www.libdemmanifesto.com/1910/jan/january-1910-liberal-manifesto.shtml)
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