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The 1906 General Election saw a convincing Liberal landslide of 399 Liberal seats to the Conservatives' 156.
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The 1906 General Election saw a convincing Liberal landslide of 399 Liberal seats to the Conservatives' 156. This was a stunning victory for a party that had, during the previous twenty years, only experienced three years of government; a party that had split over several issues, including Home Rule and the Boer War; and a party that had found trying to adopt a united and purposeful line very difficult indeed. With this victory came the end of Conservative dominance, and the beginning of a new era which saw the abandonment of laissez-faire and the introduction of enlightened social reform. This election result was all the more surprising in that it followed a previous election in 1900 where there had been a Conservative landslide, with 402 Tory seats to the Liberals' 183. For there to be two consecutive landslide elections is rare, but for these landslides to be awarded to one...
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