This article lists the
Labour Representation Committee's election results in
UK parliamentary elections. The Labour Representation was the forerunner of the
Labour Party. It was founded in 1900 and became the Labour Party in 1906, shortly after that year's general election.
Summary of general election performance
Election results
1900 general election
Hardie stood in two constituencies and was elected in Merthyr Tydfil, where he placed second in a two-seat constituency; Bell was similarly elected in Derby.
By-elections, 1900–1906
1906 general election
Burgess, Clynes, Coit, Hardie, Jowett, MacDonald, Parker, Snowden, Summerbell and Williams were sponsored by the
Independent Labour Party
The Independent Labour Party (ILP) was a British political party of the left, established in 1893 at a conference in Bradford, after local and national dissatisfaction with the Liberals' apparent reluctance to endorse working-class candidates ...
. Gill, Hardie, MacDonald, Parker, Snowden, Summerbell and Wilkie were elected by taking second place in a two-seat constituency.
See also
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Independent Labour Party election results
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Social Democratic Federation election results
References
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Election results by party in the United Kingdom
Representation Committee election results