1922 United Kingdom general election
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The 1922 United Kingdom general election was held on Wednesday 15 November 1922.wikipedia

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J. R. Clynes
John Robert ClynesJohn ClynesRt Hon. J. R. Clynes
It was the first general election held after most of Ireland left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by the Conservatives led by Bonar Law, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by J. R. Clynes, and a divided Liberal Party.
He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for 35 years, and as Leader of the Labour Party (from 14 February 1921 to 21 November 1922), led the party in its breakthrough at the 1922 general election.

David Lloyd George
Lloyd GeorgeRt Hon David Lloyd GeorgeDavid Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd-George of Dwyfor
The Liberal Party were split between the "National Liberals" following David Lloyd George, who had been ousted as Prime Minister the previous month, and the "Liberals" following former Prime Minister H. H. Asquith.
Lloyd George resigned; with his party split between his and Asquith's supporters, his faction won less than 60 seats in the 1922 election.









Bonar Law
Andrew Bonar LawLaw The Right Honourable '''Bonar Law
It was the first general election held after most of Ireland left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by the Conservatives led by Bonar Law, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by J. R. Clynes, and a divided Liberal Party.
Bonar Law won a clear majority at the 1922 general election, and his brief premiership saw negotiation with the United States over Britain's war loans.









Labour Party (UK)
Labour PartyLabourBritish Labour Party
It was the first general election held after most of Ireland left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by the Conservatives led by Bonar Law, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by J. R. Clynes, and a divided Liberal Party.
With the Liberals thus in disarray, Labour won 142 seats in 1922, making it the second largest political group in the House of Commons and the official opposition to the Conservative government.









Stanley Baldwin
BaldwinStanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of BewdleySir Stanley Baldwin
Neither of the leaders of the two main parties would get to enjoy their success in the election for very long; within less than a month of the election, Clynes was defeated in a leadership challenge by former Labour leader Ramsay MacDonald, while Law would only last a little over seven months as Prime Minister before being forced to step down due to a terminal illness, resulting in Stanley Baldwin succeeding him as both party leader and Prime Minister.
In the November 1922 general election the Conservatives were returned with a majority in their own right.









Don Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
Don ValleyDon Valley CCDon''' Valley
Created in 1918, Don Valley is a former coal mining area which has elected only Labour MPs since 1922.
Ramsay MacDonald
James Ramsay MacDonaldMacDonaldRt Hon. Ramsay MacDonald
Neither of the leaders of the two main parties would get to enjoy their success in the election for very long; within less than a month of the election, Clynes was defeated in a leadership challenge by former Labour leader Ramsay MacDonald, while Law would only last a little over seven months as Prime Minister before being forced to step down due to a terminal illness, resulting in Stanley Baldwin succeeding him as both party leader and Prime Minister.
At the 1922 election, Labour replaced the Liberals as the main opposition party to the Conservative government of Stanley Baldwin, making MacDonald Leader of the Opposition.









Liberal Party (UK)
LiberalLiberal PartyLiberals
It was the first general election held after most of Ireland left the United Kingdom to form the Irish Free State, and was won by the Conservatives led by Bonar Law, who gained an overall majority over Labour, led by J. R. Clynes, and a divided Liberal Party.
At the 1922 and 1923 elections the Liberals won barely a third of the vote and only a quarter of the seats in the House of Commons as many radical voters abandoned the divided Liberals and went over to Labour.









Aberdeen North (UK Parliament constituency)
Aberdeen NorthAberdeen North BCAberdeen, North
The same boundaries were used in the 1922 general election, the 1923 general election, the 1924 general election, the 1929 general election, the 1931 general election, the 1935 general election and the 1945 general election.


National Liberal Party (UK, 1922)
National LiberalNational Liberal PartyNational Liberals
The Liberal Party were split between the "National Liberals" following David Lloyd George, who had been ousted as Prime Minister the previous month, and the "Liberals" following former Prime Minister H. H. Asquith.
The 1922 general election that followed was disastrous for both Liberal parties.
Burslem (UK Parliament constituency)
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Nelson and Colne (UK Parliament constituency)
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Dublin College Green (UK Parliament constituency)
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Stourbridge (UK Parliament constituency)
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Walthamstow West (UK Parliament constituency)
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Realigning election
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Sheffield Park (UK Parliament constituency)
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Wellingborough (UK Parliament constituency)
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Birmingham Duddeston (UK Parliament constituency)
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Leicester West (UK Parliament constituency)
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Stirling and Falkirk (UK Parliament constituency)
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