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“Conservative success in the years before 1906 was due more too liberal weaknesses than conservative strengths”
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"Conservative success in the years before 1906 was due more too liberal weaknesses than conservative strengths" It's clear that there is a debate over whether the Tory success was because of their strengths or because of the weaknesses of the Liberal party. In this essay I am going to discuss the different views of this debate. In the 1880's, the Conservative party changed itself from being identified with agricultural interests to being broader by gaining support from the middle classes. They also appealed to the working classes. This would increase their votes as they now had support from a larger range of classes instead of solely aristocracy. After the 1884-85 reform acts were passed, a new electoral system was put into place that favoured the Conservative party, which, in particular, enabled them to win seats in industrial towns. This was possibly due to the creation of single-member constituencies. Another...
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