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1906 United Kingdom general election

← 1900 12 January – 8 February 1906 (1906-01-12 – 1906-02-08) Jan 1910 →

All 670 seats in the House of Commons
336 seats needed for a majority
Turnout83.2%
  First party Second party
 
Leader Henry Campbell-Bannerman Arthur Balfour
Party Liberal Conservative and Liberal Unionist
Leader since December 1898 11 June 1902
Leader's seat Stirling Burghs Manchester East (defeated)
Last election 183 seats, 45.1% 402 seats, 50.2%
Seats won 295 236
Seat change Increase112 Decrease166
Popular vote 2,361,644 2,278,076
Percentage 45.9% 43.4%
Swing Increase0.8% Decrease6.8%

  Third party Fourth party
 
Leader John Redmond Keir Hardie
Party Irish Parliamentary Labour Repr. Cmte.
Leader since 6 February 1900 28 February 1900
Leader's seat Waterford City Merthyr Tydfil
Last election 77 seats, 1.8% 2 seats, 1.3%
Seats won 82 45
Seat change Increase5 Increase43
Popular vote 33,231 254,202
Percentage 0.6% 6.8%
Swing Decrease1.2% Increase5.5%

Colours denote the winning party

Composition of the House of Commons after the election

Prime Minister before election

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Liberal

Prime Minister after
election

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Liberal