United Kingdom general election, January 1910

United Kingdom general election, January 1910

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All 670 seats in the House of Commons 336 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party   Leader H. H. Asquith Arthur Balfour Party Liberal Conservative and Liberal Unionist Leader since 30 April 1908 11 June 1902 Leader's seat East Fife City of London Last election 399 seats, 48.7% 156 seats, 42.9% Seats won 274 272 Seat change 123 116 Popular vote 2,866,157 3,104,407 Percentage 43.1% 46.7% Swing 5.4% 3.4%   Third party Fourth party   Leader John Redmond Arthur Henderson Party Irish Parliamentary Labour Leader since 6 February 1900 22 January 1908 Leader's seat Waterford City Barnard Castle Last election 82 seats, 0.6% 29 seats, 5.7% Seats won 71 40 Seat change 11 11 Popular vote 74,047 505,657 Percentage 1.2% 7.6% Swing 0.6% 2.2%
PM before election H. H. Asquith Liberal Subsequent PM H. H. Asquith Liberal

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H. H. Asquith
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H. H. Asquith
Liberal

The United Kingdom general election of January 1910 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 House of Lords, in order to get a mandate to pass the budget.

The election produced a hung parliament, with the Conservative Party led by Arthur Balfour and their Liberal Unionist allies receiving the largest number of votes, but the Liberals led by H. H. Asquith winning the largest number of seats, returning two more MPs than the Conservatives. Asquith formed a government with the support of the Irish Parliamentary Party, led by John Redmond. A second election was soon held in December.

The Labour Party, led by Arthur Henderson, continued to gain strength, going from 29 seats to 40.

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