Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill30 July 1917
Returns to Parliament after winning the Dundee election
Great Britain · Government / Coalition Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Returns to Parliament after winning the Dundee election
Wins the election with a vote of 7,302. Must be elected to Parliament because of his Cabinet appointment
Fights the election as a Coalition (Lloyd George) Liberal
Wins the 1st post war "coupon" election. The Liberal Party wins 25.6% of votes cast & 163 MPs
The Irish election produces a large majority for the pro-treaty party
The Conservative Party decides to contest the election independently of the coaltion
The Conservatives decide to contest the election independently of the coalition
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