The January 1910 United Kingdom general election was held from 15 January to 10 February 1910. The government called the election in the midst of a constitutional crisis caused by the rejection of the People's Budget by the Conservative-dominated House of Lords, in order to get a mandate to pass the budget.
The Labour Party, led by Arthur Henderson, returned 40 MPs. Much of this apparent increase (from the 29 Labour MPs elected in 1906) came from the defection, a few years earlier, of Lib Lab MPs from the Liberal Party to Labour.
Blewett, Neal (1972), The Peers, the Parties and the People: The General Elections of 1910[publisher missing]
Clarke, P. F. (1975), "The electoral position of the Liberal and Labour parties, 1910–1914", English Historical Review, 90 (357): 828–836, doi:10.1093/ehr/xc.ccclvii.828
O'Brien, Phillips Payson (2010), "The 1910 Elections and the Primacy of Foreign Policy", in Mulligan, William; Simms, Brendan (eds.), The Primacy of Foreign Policy in British History, 1660–2000, Palgrave Macmillan UK, pp. 249–259
Sykes, Alan (1979), Tariff Reform in British Politics: 1903–1913, Oxford University Press
Sykes, Alan (1975), "The Confederacy and the purge of the Unionist free traders, 1906–1910", Historical Journal, 18 (2): 349–366, doi:10.1017/S0018246X00023724
Wald, Kenneth D. (1978), "Class and the vote before the first world war", British Journal of Political Science, 8 (4): 441–457, doi:10.1017/S0007123400001496
External links
Spartacus: Political Parties and Election Results
United Kingdom election results—summary results 1885–1979
Manifestos
January 1910 Conservative manifesto
January 1910 Liberal manifesto
January 22, 2023
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February 1910 general election redirects here For the Finnish election see 1910 Finnish parliamentary election The January 1910 United Kingdom general election was held from 15 January to 10 February 1910 The government called the election in the midst of a constitutional crisis caused by the rejection of the People s Budget by the Conservative dominated House of Lords in order to get a mandate to pass the budget January 1910 United Kingdom general election 1906 15 January 10 February 1910 1910 01 15 1910 02 10 Dec 1910 outgoing memberselected members All 670 seats in the House of Commons336 seats needed for a majority First party Second party Third party Leader H H Asquith Arthur Balfour John RedmondParty Liberal Conservative and Liberal Unionist Irish ParliamentaryLast election 397 seats 48 9 156 seats 43 4 82 seats 0 6 Seats won 274 272 71Seat change 123 116 11Popular vote 2 712 511 2 919 236 74 047Percentage 43 5 46 8 1 2 Swing 5 4 3 4 0 6 Fourth party Fifth party Leader Arthur Henderson William O BrienParty Labour All for IrelandLast election 29 seats 4 8 Did not contestSeats won 40 8Seat change 11 8Popular vote 435 770 23 605Percentage 7 0 0 4 Swing 2 2 0 4 Colours denote the winning partyPrime Minister before electionH H AsquithLiberal Prime Minister after election H H AsquithLiberalThe general election resulted in a hung parliament with the Conservative Party led by Arthur Balfour and their Liberal Unionist allies receiving the most votes but the Liberals led by H H Asquith winning the most seats returning two more MPs than the Conservatives Asquith s government remained in power with the support of the Irish Parliamentary Party led by John Redmond Another general election was soon held in December The Labour Party led by Arthur Henderson returned 40 MPs Much of this apparent increase from the 29 Labour MPs elected in 1906 came from the defection a few years earlier of Lib Lab MPs from the Liberal Party to Labour Contents 1 Results 1 1 Voting summary 1 2 Seats summary 2 See also 3 References 4 External links 4 1 ManifestosResults Edit England and Wales seat winners 274 71 272 40 8 5Liberal IPP Conservative Lab AFI O UK General Election January 1910 Candidates VotesParty Leader Stood Elected Gained Unseated Net of total No Net Conservative and Liberal Unionist Arthur Balfour 594 272 130 14 116 40 6 46 8 2 919 236 3 4 Liberal H H Asquith 511 274 12 135 123 40 9 43 5 2 712 511 5 4 Labour Arthur Henderson 78 40 17 6 11 6 0 7 0 435 770 2 1 Irish Parliamentary John Redmond 85 71 0 11 11 10 6 1 2 74 047 0 6 All for Ireland William O Brien 10 8 8 0 8 1 2 0 4 23 605 Independent Nationalist N A 10 3 3 2 2 0 5 0 3 16 533 Social Democratic Federation H M Hyndman 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 13 479 0 1 Ind Conservative N A 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 11 772 Free Trader John Eldon Gorst 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 553 Independent Labour N A 6 0 0 1 1 0 2 9 936 Independent Liberal N A 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 5 237 Scottish Prohibition Edwin Scrymgeour 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 756Total votes cast 6 234 435 1 Voting summary Edit Popular voteConservative amp Liberal Unionist 46 82 Liberal 43 51 Labour 6 99 Irish Parliamentary 1 19 All for Ireland 0 38 Others 1 11 Seats summary Edit Parliamentary seatsLiberal 40 90 Conservative and Liberal Unionist 40 60 Irish Parliamentary 10 60 Labour 5 97 All for Ireland 1 19 Others 0 75 See also EditList of MPs elected in the January 1910 United Kingdom general election Parliamentary franchise in the United Kingdom 1885 1918 January 1910 United Kingdom general election in IrelandReferences Edit All parties shown Blewett Neal 1972 The Peers the Parties and the People The General Elections of 1910 publisher missing Clarke P F 1975 The electoral position of the Liberal and Labour parties 1910 1914 English Historical Review 90 357 828 836 doi 10 1093 ehr xc ccclvii 828 Craig F W S 1989 British Electoral Facts 1832 1987 Dartmouth Gower ISBN 0900178302 O Brien Phillips Payson 2010 The 1910 Elections and the Primacy of Foreign Policy in Mulligan William Simms Brendan eds The Primacy of Foreign Policy in British History 1660 2000 Palgrave Macmillan UK pp 249 259 Pelling Henry 1967 Social Geography of British Elections 1885 1910 publisher missing Sykes Alan 1979 Tariff Reform in British Politics 1903 1913 Oxford University Press Sykes Alan 1975 The Confederacy and the purge of the Unionist free traders 1906 1910 Historical Journal 18 2 349 366 doi 10 1017 S0018246X00023724 Wald Kenneth D 1978 Class and the vote before the first world war British Journal of Political Science 8 4 441 457 doi 10 1017 S0007123400001496External links EditSpartacus Political Parties and Election Results United Kingdom election results summary results 1885 1979Manifestos Edit January 1910 Conservative manifesto January 1910 Labour manifesto January 1910 Liberal manifesto Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title January 1910 United Kingdom general election amp oldid 1123803052, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
