Key Dates

Question 1

1900 Khaki Election

Answer 1

Conservative - 402
Liberal - 183
Irish Nationalists - 82
Labour - 2

Question 2

1906 Election

Answer 2

Conservative - 156
Liberal - 399
Irish Nationalist - 83
Labour - 29

Question 3

1902 Education act

Answer 3

Changed the funding for schools rates would now be used for the upkeep for catholic and Anglican schools

Question 4

1904 Licensing act

Answer 4

This was aimed to reduce the number of public houses but paid generous compensation to brewers for the loss of their licenses

Question 5

1910 Election (hung party)

Answer 5

Conservative - 272
Liberal - 274
Irish Nationalists - 82
Labour - 40
Other parties - 2

Question 6

1910 (Dec) Election

Answer 6

Conservative - 271
Liberal - 272
Irish Nationalists - 84
Labour - 42
Other parties - 1

Question 7

1911 Parliament act

Answer 7

This removed the power from the House of Lords to veto bills from the House of Commons

Question 8

Introduction of payment for MP’s

Answer 8

1911