1900 United Kingdom general election

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The 1900 United Kingdom general election, often called the "Khaki election," was a wartime parliamentary contest dominated by support for the Second Boer War, resulting in a decisive victory for the Conservative–Liberal Unionist coalition under Lord Salisbury.

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instanceOf United Kingdom general election
afterParty Conservative Party–Liberal Unionist coalition
alsoKnownAs Khaki election
beforeParty Conservative Party–Liberal Unionist coalition
campaignSloganTheme support the troops and finish the war
chamberDissolved 26th Parliament of the United Kingdom
coalitionLeaderTitle Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
context Second Boer War
country United Kingdom
electedBody Parliament of the United Kingdom
electionDateRange September–October 1900
electoralSystem first-past-the-post
endDate 1900-10-24
franchise male householders and some lodgers over 21
governingLeader Lord Salisbury
historicalSignificance last general election held in the reign of Queen Victoria
leadingCoalition Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Unionist Party
legislature House of Commons of the United Kingdom
mainCampaignTheme patriotic support for the war effort
majorIssue Second Boer War
monarch Queen Victoria
nextElection 1906 United Kingdom general election
nicknameReason named "Khaki election" due to association with Boer War soldiers’ uniforms
notableFeature held during an ongoing overseas war
strengthened Unionist majority in Parliament
oppositionLeader Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
oppositionParty Liberal Party (UK)
oppositionStatus Liberals remained in opposition
parliamentaryTermEnd 1906
parliamentaryTermStart 1900
parliamentNumber 27th Parliament of the United Kingdom
politicalAlignmentOfGovernment Unionist
previousElection 1895 United Kingdom general election
primeMinisterAfterElection Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
primeMinisterBeforeElection Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
result decisive victory for Conservative–Liberal Unionist coalition
seatsForElection 670
startDate 1900-09-25
tookPlaceIn England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
turningPointFor Liberal Party recovery leading to 1906 landslide
type parliamentary
voterTurnout approximately 75.1%

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John Pius Boland electedIn 1900 United Kingdom general election
Reginald Pole-Carew electedIn 1900 United Kingdom general election
1906 United Kingdom general election previousElection 1900 United Kingdom general election