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October 7 2004 Anna Carlisle Why did the liberal party win a landslide victory in the 1906 General Election? In the 1906 general election, the Liberal party dramatically increased their number of seats from 184, in 1900 to 400. In contrast, the Conservative party, who had dominated British politics in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries lost nearly half their seats in 1906, decreasing from 402 to 157. A combination of Liberal strengths and Conservative weaknesses, as well as other circumstances at this time meant that this sudden change occurred. The Conservative party introduced two new acts just before this General Election which greatly decreased their popularity. The Education Act of 1902 was an attempt by the conservatives to improve national efficiency: Britain must improve the health and well-being of the nation if it was to remain a leading world power. The act abolished school boards, which meant that taxpayers funded primary...

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