The United Kingdom general election of 1906 was held from 12 January to 8 February 1906. The Liberals, led by sitting minority Prime Minister Henry Campbell-Bannerman, won a large majority in the election. The Conservatives under Arthur Balfour lost more than half their seats, while the Labour Representation Committee was far more successful than in 1900 and after the election would be reformed as "The Labour Party" with 29 MPs and Keir Hardie as leader.

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  • The United Kingdom general election of 1906 was held from 12 January to 8 February 1906. The Liberals, led by sitting minority Prime Minister Henry Campbell-Bannerman, won a large majority in the election. The Conservatives under Arthur Balfour lost more than half their seats, while the Labour Representation Committee was far more successful than in 1900 and after the election would be reformed as "The Labour Party" with 29 MPs and Keir Hardie as leader. The Irish Parliamentary Party, led by John Redmond, achieved its seats with a relatively low number of votes, as 73 candidates stood unopposed. This election was a landslide defeat for the Conservative Party and their Liberal Unionist allies, with the primary reason given by historians as the party's weakness after its split over the issue of free trade (Joseph Chamberlain had resigned from government in September 1903 in order to campaign for Tariff Reform, which would allow 'preferential tariffs'). Many working class people saw this as a threat to the price of food, hence the debate was nicknamed 'Big Loaf, Little Loaf'. The Liberals' landslide victory of 125 seats over all other parties led to the passing of social legislation known as the Liberal reforms.
  • Parlamentsvalet i Storbritannien 1906 hölls från 12 januari till 8 februari 1906. Liberalerna, ledda av Henry Campbell-Bannerman, fick egen majoritet i underhuset. De konservativa under Arthur Balfour förlorade mer än hälften av sina mandat, medan Labour Representation Committee, som snart skulle ta namnet Labour Party, gjorde ett betydligt bättre resultat än i valet 1900. De irländska nationalisterna vann sina platser med en liten andel av rösterna, då 74 av deras kandidater valdes utan motkandidat. Totala antalet avgivna röster: 5 246 672. Alla partier med fler än 1 000 röster visade.
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  • 12 January–8 February 1906
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  • 183 seats, 44.7%
  • 2 seats, 1.8%
  • 402 seats, 50.3%
  • 77 seats, 1.6%
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  • 11 June 1902
  • 28 February 1900
  • 6 February 1900
  • December 1898
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  • 42.9
  • 5.7
  • 59.4
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  • The United Kingdom general election of 1906 was held from 12 January to 8 February 1906. The Liberals, led by sitting minority Prime Minister Henry Campbell-Bannerman, won a large majority in the election. The Conservatives under Arthur Balfour lost more than half their seats, while the Labour Representation Committee was far more successful than in 1900 and after the election would be reformed as "The Labour Party" with 29 MPs and Keir Hardie as leader.
  • Parlamentsvalet i Storbritannien 1906 hölls från 12 januari till 8 februari 1906. Liberalerna, ledda av Henry Campbell-Bannerman, fick egen majoritet i underhuset. De konservativa under Arthur Balfour förlorade mer än hälften av sina mandat, medan Labour Representation Committee, som snart skulle ta namnet Labour Party, gjorde ett betydligt bättre resultat än i valet 1900.
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  • United Kingdom general election, 1906
  • Parlamentsvalet i Storbritannien 1906
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