United Kingdom general election, 1900
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The campaign for United Kingdom general election of 1900 was held from 25 September to 24 October 1900. Also known as the Khaki Election (the first of several elections to bear this sobriquet), it was held in the midst of the return of soldiers from the Second Boer War. The Conservatives, led by Lord Salisbury, secured a large majority, despite securing only slightly more votes than Henry Campbell-Bannerman's Liberals. This was largely due to the Conservatives winning 163 uncontested seats. The Labour Representation Committee, later to become the Labour Party, participated in a general election for the first time.
This was the first time Winston Churchill was elected to the House of Commons. He had stood in the same seat, Oldham, in a by-election the previous year, but had lost.
| UK General Election 1900 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Seats | Gains | Losses | Net Gain/Loss | Seats % | Votes % | Votes | +/- | |
| Conservative and Liberal Unionist | 402 | − 9 | 60.1 | 50.3 | 1,767,958 | ||||
| Liberal | 183 | − 6 | 27.4 | 44.7 | 1,572,323 | ||||
| Labour | 2 | 2 | 0 | + 2 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 62,698 | ||
| Irish Parliamentary | 77 | 2 | 7 | − 5 | 11.5 | 1.6 | 57,576 | ||
| Independent Nationalist | 4 | 4 | 0 | + 4 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 23,706 | ||
| Independent Conservative | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 13,713 | ||
| Independent Liberal | 1 | 1 | 0 | + 1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 6,423 | ||
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 4,800 | ||
| Scottish Workers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 3,107 | ||
| Independent Liberal Unionist | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 | 1,855 | ||
| Independent Labour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 433 | ||
Total votes cast: 3,514,592. All parties with more than 1,000 votes shown.
[edit] See also
- MPs elected in the UK general election, 1900
- The Parliamentary Franchise in the United Kingdom 1885-1918
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- F. W. S. Craig, British Electoral Facts: 1832-1987
- Spartacus: Political Parties and Election Results
- United Kingdom election results - summary results 1885-1979
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