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Why did the Liberals win a landslide election in 1906?  

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Why did the Liberals win a landslide election in 1906? The Conservative Party had been the dominant party in Britain since 1895 and had ruled for just over 10 years before the Party's mighty reign fell at the 1906 General election. The Liberals lead by Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman won a landslide victory over Balfours Conservative Party, which caused a dramatic change in how Britain was ruled. There are many reasons for the Conservatives defeat which evidentially piled up and caused many to change there vote or vote just to keep the Conservatives out of government. Joseph Chamberlain, the secretary of colonies for the Conservative party, left the Conservative party in 1903 due to strong feelings towards Tariff Reform that were not being addressed by Balfour. Britain adopted the system of Free Trade that meant a charge was not put on their goods. Countries such as America, Italy and Germany had...

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