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Election

Great Britain · Government / Liberal Party Government. Chronological records from PostgreSQL.

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1910

November 30th, 1910

Election

Lloyd George, David Dwyfor, 1st · London · Earl · Chancellor of the Exchequer

The Commons is prorogued & a general election campaign begins

December 19th, 1910

Election

Asquith, Henry Herbert Oxford, 1st · Earl · Prime Minister of Great Britain

Very little change from January but enough to push the Parliament Act through

December 1910

Election

Asquith, Henry Herbert Oxford, 1st · Earl · Prime Minister of Great Britain

The Liberal Party wins 44.2% of votes cast & 272 Members of Parliament

1911

January 22nd, 1911

Election

Asquith, Henry Herbert Oxford, 1st · Earl · Prime Minister of Great Britain

The Liberals win the election with 275 seats. The Government depends on 41 Labour & 71 Irish. Conservatves increase their seats from 116 to 273

February 1911

Election

Asquith, Henry Herbert Oxford, 1st · Earl · Prime Minister of Great Britain

Claims that Edward VII had promised to create new peers to reform the House of Lords

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