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United Kingdom general election, 1900
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‹ 1895 • members  members • 1906 › |
United Kingdom general election, 1900
All 670 seats to the House of Commons |
| 25 September–24 October 1900 |
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Government |
Opposition |
|
 |
 |
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| Leader |
Lord Salisbury |
Henry Campbell-Bannerman |
| Party |
Conservative and Liberal Unionist |
Liberal |
| Leader since |
April 1881 |
December 1898 |
| Leader's seat |
Marquess of Salisbury |
Stirling |
| Last election |
411 seats, 49.0% |
177 seats, 45.7% |
| Seats won |
402 |
183 |
| Seat change |
-9 |
+6 |
| Popular vote |
1,767,958 |
1,572,323 |
| Percentage |
50.3% |
44.7% |
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|
Third Party |
Fourth Party |
|
 |
 |
|
| Leader |
Keir Hardie |
John Redmond |
| Party |
Labour |
Irish Parliamentary |
| Leader since |
28 February 1900 |
6 February 1900 |
| Leader's seat |
Merthyr Tydfil |
Waterford City |
| Last election |
N/A |
82 seats, 4.0% |
| Seats won |
2 |
77 |
| Seat change |
N/A |
-5 |
| Popular vote |
62,698 |
57,576 |
| Percentage |
1.8% |
1.6% |
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The 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 even though they had only been in existence for a few months. As a result, Keir Hardie and Richard Bell were the first and only LRC members of parliament in 1900.
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.
Results
| UK General Election 1900 |
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Seats |
Votes |
| Party |
Contested |
Won |
Gained |
Lost |
Net |
% |
Vote % |
Votes |
Net % |
| |
Conservative and Liberal Unionist |
568 |
402 |
|
|
− 9 |
60.1 |
50.3 |
1,767,958 |
+1.3 |
| |
Liberal |
402 |
183 |
|
|
− 6 |
27.4 |
44.7 |
1,572,323 |
-1.0 |
| |
Labour |
15 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
+ 2 |
3.0 |
1.8 |
62,698 |
N/A |
| |
Irish Parliamentary |
83 |
77 |
2 |
7 |
− 5 |
11.5 |
1.6 |
57,576 |
-2.4 |
| |
Ind. Nationalist |
18 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
+ 5 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
23,706 |
+0.6 |
| |
Independent Conservative |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.4 |
13,713 |
|
| |
Independent Liberal |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
+ 1 |
0.1 |
0.2 |
6,423 |
+0.1 |
| |
Independent |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.2 |
4,800 |
+0.2 |
| |
Scottish Workers |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
3,107 |
N/A |
| |
Ind. Liberal Unionist |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.1 |
1,855 |
N/A |
| |
Independent Labour |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
433 |
+0.0 |
Total votes cast: 3,514,592. All parties with more than 1,000 votes shown.
Summary
| Popular vote |
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|
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| Conservative and Liberal Unionist |
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50.3% |
| Liberal |
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44.74% |
| Labour |
|
1.78% |
| Irish Parliamentary |
|
1.64% |
| Independent |
|
1.45% |
| Others |
|
0.09% |
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