1900 United Kingdom general election in Wales

none 1900 United Kingdom general election in Wales Wales parliamentary no 1895 United Kingdom general election in Wales 1895 List of MPs elected in the 1895 United Kingdom general election 1906 United Kingdom general election in Wales 1906 All 34 Welsh seats to the House of Commons List of MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1900 26 Sept. – 24 Oct. 1900 76.4% ( 2.9 pp) Sir-Henry-Campbell-Bannerman.jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Henry Campbell-Bannerman December 1898 Liberal Party (UK) Stirling Burghs 25 seats, 56.8% 27 2 105,837 58.5% 1.7 pp Robert-Gascoyne-Cecil-3rd-Marquess-of-Salisbury (cropped).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Marquess of Salisbury April 1881 Conservative Party (UK) Conservative-Liberal Unionist House of Lords 8 seats, 40.0% 6 2 61,885 36.5% 3.5 pp Keir Hardie by George Charles Beresford (1905).jpg 120 120 160 0 0 Keir Hardie 28 February 1900 Labour Representation Committee (1900) Ran in Merthyr Tydfil (won) Did not contest 1 1 9,598 3.9% New party Joseph Chamberlain MP.png 120 120 160 0 0 Joseph Chamberlain 1891 Liberal Unionist Conservative-Liberal Unionist Birmingham West 1 seat, 2.2% 0 1 2,047 1.1% 1.1 pp File:United Kingdom general election 1900 in Wales.svg From 26 September to 24 October 1900, the 1900 United Kingdom general election was held in Wales, to elect all 670 members of the House of Commons, with 34 seats being in Wales.British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 16 2006British Electoral Facts 1885-1975 F.W.S. Craig Macmillan Press 3 5 0333197348 1976 34 seats represented territorial constituencies contested under the first past the post electoral system amongst 33 constituencies.https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/sn04458/ Research Briefing: Voting systems in the UK 10 January 2023 Library of the House of Commons 11 October 2026 The elected was referred to as the "Khaki Election", as it was held at a time when it was widely believed that the Second Boer War had effectively been won, although would continue for another two years. The election was an attempt by the Conservative Party and its government allies, the Liberal Unionist Party, to regain the confidence of the electorate.British Electoral Facts 1885-1975 F.W.S. Craig Macmillan Press 3 164 0333197348 1976 It was also the final general election of the Victorian era, due to the death of Queen Victoria in 1901. It was the last one at which the leader of either of the two largest parties (and by extension, the incumbent Prime Minister) sat in the House of Lords rather than the House of Commons. It was also the last election during which the Marquess of Salisbury was leader of the Conservative Party, and indeed the last election he contested before his death in 1903. The Labour Representation Committee contested its first general election, with its leader Kier Hardie entering Parliament in Wales. The committee would later become the Labour Party. More broadly, the Liberal Party made gains from the Conservatives and Liberal Unionist Party. Candidates Below is a table summarising the candidates of the 1900 general election in Wales.https://api.parliament.uk/uk-general-elections/general-elections/17 UK General Elections Results 1832-2019 14 October 2026British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 16 2006Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 1977 Macmillan Press London 978-1-349-02349-3 1st e-bookFerris, Wesley (2011). "The Candidates of the Liberal Unionist Party, 1886–1912". Parliamentary History. 30# 2: 142–157. doi:10.1111/j.1750-0206.2011.00246.x. Affiliation CandidatesLiberal Party 33Includes Liberal-Labour candidates William Abraham in Rhondda, and Clement Edwards in Denbigh Boroughs.Conservative Party 20Labour Representation Committee 2The candidates that stood were Keir Hardie in Merthyr Tydfil and John Hodge in Gower.Liberal Unionist Party 1Candidate John Jones Jenkins stood in Carmarthen Boroughs.Total 56 Analysis Liberal Party The Liberal Party under new leader Henry Campbell-Bannerman saw an increase in vote share with a net gain of only 2 seats, which were gains from the Conservative Party and its ally, the Liberal Unionist Party. In Wales, the Liberals saw a increase in its seats from 25 seats to 27, as well as increase in vote share by roughly 1.7%.British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 15 2006British Electoral Facts 1885-1975 F.W.S. Craig Macmillan Press 3 4 0333197348 1976 The Liberal Party retained the seats of Anglesey, Arfon, Eifion, East Denbighshire, Flint Boroughs, Flintshire, Merioneth, Montgomeryshire, Breconshire, Cardiganshire, Carmarthen Boroughs, East Carmarthenshire, West Carmarthenshire, West Denbighshire, Pembrokeshire, Caernarfon, East Glamorganshire, Rhondda, Mid Glamorganshire, Swansea District, Gower, North Monmouthshire and West Monmouthshire. The party also held one of the two seats in the two-member constituency of Merthyr Tydfil.Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 1977 Macmillan Press London 978-1-349-02349-3 1st e-book However, it also saw two losses, one to the Conservative Party and one to the new Labour Representation Comittee. This was set-off with four gains from the Conservative Party and Liberal Unionists. Conservatives and Liberal Unionists Conservative Party saw a large swing against it primarily to the Liberal Party, with the Liberal Unionist Party also suffering a loss. Overall, the alliance between the two parties saw an decrease in vote share and seats, leaving the only the Conservative Party with representation in Wales out of the two.British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 16 2006 Although the Conservative Party made one gain in Wales, the allies' overall losses of 4 seats saw it only holding 6 seats in total. The Conservatives retained the seats of Montgomery, Denbigh Boroughs, South Glamorganshire, South Monmouthshire, Pembroke and Haverfordwest.Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 1977 Macmillan Press London 978-1-349-02349-3 1st e-book The Conservatives also gained Monmouth Boroughs from the Liberal Party. However, it also lost Radnorshire, Cardiff and Swansea Town to the Liberal Party. The Liberal Unionist Party suffered swing against it to the Liberal Party and by way of the party only having one standing in Wales. John Jones Jenkins in Carmarthen Boroughs, who had won the seat at the last election after having run several times before, lost the seat to the Liberal Party. As a result, the party was without representation in Wales, with the party (although standing candidates at subsequent elections), and would not hold any more seats before its official merge with the Conservative Party in 1912.Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 1977 Macmillan Press London 978-1-349-02349-3 1st e-bookFerris, Wesley (2011). "The Candidates of the Liberal Unionist Party, 1886–1912". Parliamentary History. 30# 2: 153, 156. doi:10.1111/j.1750-0206.2011.00246.x. Labour Representation Committee The newly formed Labour Representation Committee, which had emerged as a group to represent the working classes, stood candidates in England and Wales at this election. Primarily due to the very short existence of the party a few months before the election, it stood only 15 candidates nationally.British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 15-16 2006 In Wales, the group stood two candidates.British Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 16 2006 These were founder and leader of the group, Keir Hardie, in Merthyr Tydfil and John Hodge in Gower. Hardie was successful in Merthyr Tydfil, winning one of the two seats in the constituency from the Liberal Party, and thus entering Parliament.Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 1977 Macmillan Press London 978-1-349-02349-3 1st e-book Hodge, however, was unsuccessful against Liberal incumbent John Aeron Thomas, although achieved 47.4% of the vote.Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 1977 Macmillan Press London 478 978-1-349-02349-3 1st e-book In all, the group gained one of its two seat first seats in Wales; the other winning candidate for the group, Richard Bell, won one of the two seats in Derby.Craig F. W. S. F. W. S. Craig British Parliamentary Election Results 1832–1885 1977 Macmillan Press London 978-1-349-02349-3 1st e-book The group would also contest the 1906 general election before emerging as the Labour Party following that election. Results +PartyBritish Electoral Facts Colin Rallings Micheal Thrasher Total Politics 978-1-907278-03-7 16 2006British Electoral Facts 1885-1975 F.W.S. Craig Macmillan Press 3 5 0333197348 1976SeatsAggregate votes Total Gains Losses Net Of total (%) Total Of total (%)Adjusted for multi-member constituencies. Change (%)   Liberal 27Includes Liberal-Labour MP William Abraham in Rhondda. 4 2 2 79.4 105,837 58.5 1.7   Conservative-Liberal Unionist 6 1 4 3 17.6 63,932 37.6 4.6 Conservative Party (UK) 6 1 3 2 17.6 61,885 36.5 3.5 Liberal Unionist Party 0 0 1 1 — 2,047 1.1 1.1   Labour Repr. Cmte. 1 colspan=2 New 1 2.9 9,598 3.9 New Total 34 0 100.0 179,367 100.0 0.0 Registered voters, and turnout 225,738Electorate in contested constituencies. The total electorate was 340,290.British Electoral Facts 1885-1975 F.W.S. Craig Macmillan Press 3 75 0333197348 1976 76.4British Electoral Facts 1885-1975 F.W.S. Craig Macmillan Press 3 75 0333197348 1976 2.9 Popular vote Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 58.5 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 36.5 Labour R. C. Labour Representation Committee (1900) 3.9 Liberal Unionist Liberal Unionist Party 1.1 Popular vote (alliances) #ddd 600px 410px Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 56.8 Con-LU Conservative and Liberal Unionist 37.6 Labour R. C. Labour Representation Committee (1900) 3.9 Parliament seats Parliament seats #ddd 600px 410px Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 79.4 Conservative Conservative Party (UK) 17.6 Labour R. C. Labour Representation Committee (1900) 2.9 Parliament seats (alliances) #ddd 600px 410px Liberal Liberal Party (UK) 79.4 Con-LU Conservative and Liberal Unionist 17.6 Labour R. C. Labour Representation Committee (1900) 2.9 See also 1900 United Kingdom general election in England 1900 United Kingdom general election in Scotland 1900 United Kingdom general election in Ireland List of MPs for constituencies in Wales (1900–1906) Notes References Politics Wales United Kingdom Category:1900 in Wales Category:1900s elections in Wales 1900 #Wales