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1906 United Kingdom general election

12 January – 8 February 1906 (1906-01-12 – 1906-02-08)
All 670 seats in the House of Commons 336 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	83.2%
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 112 166 Popular vote 2,361,644 2,278,076 Percentage 45.9% 43.4% Swing 0.8% 6.8%   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 5 43 Popular vote 33,231 254,202 Percentage 0.6% 6.8% Swing 1.2% 5.5%
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