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title: "British General Election of 1906"
year: 1906
country: "United Kingdom"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1906/british-election-1906"
slug: "british-election-1906"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1906-01-12"
endDate: "1906-02-08"
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# British General Election of 1906

> The 1906 landslide gave the Liberal Party a massive mandate for sweeping social reforms, establishing the modern welfare state.

## Summary

The 1906 United Kingdom general election was held from 12 January to 8 February 1906. The Liberals under Henry Campbell-Bannerman won a landslide victory against a bewildered Conservative Party, in which its leader, Arthur Balfour, lost his seat; the party won the lowest number of seats it ever had in its history, a record unsurpassed until 2024. This particular landslide is now ranked alongside the 1924, 1931, 1945, 1983, 1997, 2001, and 2024 general elections as one of the largest landslide election victories.

## Sources

- [British general election, 1906](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1906_United_Kingdom_general_election) - Wikipedia

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