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- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 abstract "The United Kingdom general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was an overwhelming landslide for the Conservative Party which won 470 seats. The Labour party suffered its greatest defeat, losing 80% of its seats. The Liberals continued to shrink, and now they split in three parts that never reunited. The National Liberal faction was part of the governing coalition. Bulmer-Thomas says the results “were the most astonishing in the history of the British party system".It was the last election where one party (the Conservatives) received an absolute majority of the votes cast and the last UK general election not to take place on a Thursday.The 1931 general election was the first to be held since the onset of the Great Depression, and by 1931 Ramsay MacDonald's Labour government had reached a deadlock over a response to the crisis. Influential members of the Labour Cabinet, such as Arthur Henderson, were not willing to support the budget cuts advised by the civil service, while the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Snowden refused to consider deficit spending or tariffs. MacDonald was then encouraged to form an all-party National Government to deal with the financial crisis.MacDonald's decision before the election to form a coalition with the Conservatives saw him expelled from the Labour Party. He was replaced as leader by Henderson. MacDonald and a small group of supporters then formed National Labour. The Labour split persuaded MacDonald that a quick election was necessary.The Liberals opposed the calling of an election and Liberal leader David Lloyd George urged his colleagues to withdraw from the National Government. However, the majority of Liberals, led by Sir Herbert Samuel decided to remain within it. Complicating matters further a group of Liberal MPs emerged as the "Liberal Nationals" who urged full support for the National Government and expressed a willingness to fill any vacancies created by the resignations of other Liberals and maintain the multi-party nature of the government.A main issue was the Conservatives' wish to introduce protectionist trade policies. This not only divided the government from the opposition but also divided the parties in the National Government. The Liberal Nationals under Sir John Simon supported the Conservative protectionist trade policies. The Liberals led by Samuel and Lloyd George campaigned in defence of free trade.In the event, the Labour vote fell sharply, and the National Government won a landslide majority. Although the overwhelming majority of the Government MPs were Conservatives under the leadership of Stanley Baldwin, Ramsay MacDonald remained Prime Minister in the new National government. The Liberals lacked the funds to contest the full range of seats, but still won almost as many constituencies as the Labour Party.".
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 firstLeader Stanley_Baldwin.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 secondLeader Arthur_Henderson.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 startDate "1931-10-27".
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 thumbnail Stanley_Baldwin_ggbain.35233.jpg?width=300.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 title "United Kingdom general election, 1931".
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 wikiPageExternalLink 1931-conservative-manifesto.shtml.
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- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 afterElection Ramsay_MacDonald.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 afterParty "UK National Government".
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 beforeElection Ramsay_MacDonald.
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- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 country "United Kingdom".
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 electedMps List_of_MPs_elected_in_the_United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 electionDate "1931-10-27".
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 electionName "United Kingdom general election, 1931".
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- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 gain "207".
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- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 leader Arthur_Henderson.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 leader David_Lloyd_George.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 leader Herbert_Samuel,_1st_Viscount_Samuel.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 leader John_Simon,_1st_Viscount_Simon.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 leader Ramsay_MacDonald.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 leader Stanley_Baldwin.
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 leaderSince "1923-05-23".
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 leaderSince "1931".
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 leaderSince "1931-08-24".
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 leaderSince "1931-09-01".
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 leaderSince "1931-10-05".
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 leaderSince "October 1931".
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 leadersSeat Bewdley_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 leadersSeat Burnley_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 leadersSeat Caernarfon_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 leadersSeat Darwen_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 leadersSeat Seaham_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 leadersSeat Spen_Valley_(UK_Parliament_constituency).
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- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 majoritySeats "308".
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 mapCaption "Colours denote the winning party, as shown in the main table of results. Dark red indicates National/Coalition seats.".
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- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 nextElection "United Kingdom general election, 1935".
- United_Kingdom_general_election,_1931 nextMps "MPs elected in the United Kingdom general election, 1935".