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UK ParliamentParties
1910
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| list the parties in the UK parliament in 1910 (4) | liberals, conservatives, irish parliamentary party, labour |
| who lead the liberal party | H.H Asquith |
| did the liberals have the parliamentary majority | yes |
| by how many seats did the liberals have the parliamentary majority | 2 seats |
| who lead the conservative party in 1910 | Arthur Balfour |
| who lead the conservative party in 1911 | Andrew Bonar Law |
| was the conservative party the 2nd largest party in UK parliament | yes |
| did the conservative party support home rule | no |
| what was the conservative party's policy RE home rule between 1893 and 1906 | kill it with kindness |
| how did the conservative party go about "killing home rule with kindness | passed Land Acts |
| 2 policies of Land Acts passed by conservatives to "kill home rule with kindness" | gov loans to help irish tenants purchase land from farmers, local councils were reformed to end landlord dominated politics |
| did the conservatives succeed at killing the home rule bill with kindness | no |
| who lead the irish parliamentary party | john redmond |
| how many MPs did the irish parliamentary party have in parliament | 82 (held balance of power) |
| what was the main aim of the irish parliamentary party in 1910 | achieve home rule for ireland |
| was the irish parliamentary party majority catholic or protestant | catholic |
| why did Asquith and the liberals support home rule in 1910 | needed the support of the irish parliamentary party to have parliamentary majority and stay in power |
| who was the 4th party in the UK parliament (not very relevant) | labour |
| liberal seats after jan 1910 election | 274 |
| liberal seats after dec 1910 election | 272 |
| conservative seats after jan 1910 election | 272 |
| conservative seats after dec 1910 election | 271 |
| IPP seats after jan 1910 election | 71 |
| IPP seats after dec 1910 election | 74 |
| labour party seats after jan 1910 election | 40 |
| labour party seats after dec 1910 election | 42 |