Liberal success in 1906 owed more to conservative failure than liberal organization, To what extent is this an accurate reflection on the election.
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Emily Podbielski 12RM Liberal success in 1906 owed more to conservative failure than liberal organization, To what extent is this an accurate reflection on the election. In the 1900's British Politics were dominated by two main political parties, these were the Conservatives and the Liberals. The 19th century had been mainly liberal power, however the Conservatives had dominated the elections for the last decade. In the 1906 election the conservatives suffered from electoral defeat at the hands of the liberals. Results show that in 1900 the Conservative Party had 402 seats whereas the Liberals only gained 157. Six years later they had almost swapped as the Liberals were left with a victory of 400 seats to 184 conservative seats. So why did the voting pattern change so dramatically in the 1906 election and leave the conservatives losing their votes allowing the liberal party to win? People had argued that during his...


