FACTOID # 153: In all the countries surveyed, women do more housework than men.
 
 Home   Encyclopedia   Statistics   Countries A-Z   Flags   Maps   Education   Forum   FAQ   About 
 
WHAT'S NEW
RECENT ARTICLES
More Recent Articles »
 

FACTS & STATISTICS    Simple view

  1. Select countries to view: (hold down Control key and click to select several)

     

     

    Compare:

     

     

  1. Select fact or statistic: (* = graphable)

     

     

     

  2. (OPTIONAL) Compare to statistic: (both need to be graphable)

     

     

     

  3. View result as:

     

       
(OR) SEARCH ALL encyclopedia, stats & forums:   

Encyclopedia > United Kingdom general election, 1906
1900 election
1906 election
January 1910 election

The UK general election of 1906 was from 12th January8th February 1906. The UK general election of 1900 was from 25th September - 24th October 1900. ... The UK general election of January 1910 was held from 15th January – 10th February 1910. ... (Redirected from 12th January) January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...


The Liberals, led by Henry Campbell-Bannerman, gained an overall majority in parliament. The Conservatives under Arthur Balfour lost more than half their seats, while the newly-formed Labour Party were far more successful than the Labour Representation Committee had been in the 1900 general election. The Irish Nationalists achieved their seats on a low number of votes as 74 of their members were elected in uncontested seats. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman (September 7, 1836 – April 22, 1908) was a British Liberal statesman who served as Prime Minister from February 5, 1906 until resigning due to ill health on April 3, 1908. ... Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl of Balfour (25 July 1848 - March 19, 1930) was a British statesman and the thirty-third Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ... The Labour Representation Committee (LRC) was formed on February 27, 1900, at a conference at which representatives of the main socialist groupings in the United Kingdom were present. ... The UK general election of 1900 was from 25th September - 24th October 1900. ...

Party Votes Seats Loss/Gain Share of Vote (%)
Liberal 2,565,644 397 + 214 48.9
Conservative & Liberal Unionists 2,278,076 156 - 246 43.4
Labour 254,202 29 + 27 4.8
Independent Conservative 42,155 3 + 3 0.8
Irish Nationalist 33,231 82 0.6
Independent Labour 18,886 1 + 1 0.4
SDF 18,446 0 0.4
Scottish Workers 14,877 0 0.3
Free Trader 8,974 0 0.2
Independent Lib-Lab 4,841 1 + 1 0.1
Independent 3,806 0 0.1
Independent Nationalist 1,800 1 + 1 0.0
Independent Liberal 1,581 0 - 1 0.0

Total votes cast: 5,246,672. All parties with more than 1,000 votes shown. The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the 1920s, and a third party of varying strength and importance up to 1988, when it merged with the Social Democratic Party to form a new party which would become known as... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the centre-right in the United Kingdom. ... This article is part of or related to the Liberalism series Categories: Politics stubs | Liberal related stubs | UK political parties | Historical liberal parties ... The Labour Representation Committee (LRC) was formed on February 27, 1900, at a conference at which representatives of the main socialist groupings in the United Kingdom were present. ... In 1882 Charles Stewart Parnell, the leader of the Nationalist Party, formed the Irish Parliamentary Party (IPP), replacing the Home Rule League, as a parliamentary party with strict rules. ... This article is about the British political party. ...


External links

1906 Conservative manifesto (http://www.conservativemanifesto.com/1906/1906-conservative-manifesto.shtml)
1906 Labour manifesto (http://www.labour-party.org.uk/manifestos/1906/1906-labour-manifesto.shtml)
1906 Liberal manifesto (http://www.libdemmanifesto.com/1906/1906-liberal-manifesto.shtml)
United Kingdom general elections
1832 | 1835 | 1837 | 1841 | 1847 | 1852 | 1857 | 1859 | 1865 | 1868 | 1874 | 1880 | 1885 | 1886 | 1892 | 1895 | 1900 | 1906 | 1910 (Jan) | 1910 (Dec) | 1918 | 1922 | 1923 | 1924 | 1929 | 1931 | 1935 | 1945 | 1950 | 1951 | 1955 | 1959 | 1964 | 1966 | 1970 | 1974 (Feb) | 1974 (Oct) | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1992 | 1997 | 2001 | 2005 | 2009/10 (est)

  Results from FactBites:
 
United Kingdom - Search View - ninemsn Encarta (19613 words)
The United Kingdom is bordered to the south by the English Channel, which separates it from continental Europe, to the east by the North Sea, and to the west by the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean; the only land border is between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
The climate of the United Kingdom is mild relative to its latitude.
The United Kingdom is one of the most urbanized of the world’s larger nations: about 89 per cent of the population lives in cities and towns.
  More results at FactBites »


 

COMMENTARY     


Share your thoughts, questions and commentary here
Your name
Your comments
Please enter the 5-letter protection code

Want to know more?
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:

 


Lesson Plans | Student Area | Student FAQ | Reviews | Press Releases |  Feeds | Contact
The Wikipedia article included on this page is licensed under the GFDL.
Images may be subject to relevant owners' copyright.
All other elements are (c) copyright NationMaster.com 2003-5. All Rights Reserved.
Usage implies agreement with terms.