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With the death of Jens Larsson and the unpopularity of Micael Bydén, many expected a rout by the Confederalists. However, [[Gustaf Anders]] ran an aggressive campaign that distanced himself from Bydén. This resulted in a near upset of the Confederalists, who won by a very thin margin. The small rise in the [[Communist Part of Inglaterra|Communist]] vote was the only time the Communist share of the vote rose so little. | Jens Larsson was elected at the head of a surging Social Republican party in [[1923 Inglaterran Election|1923]], but died of a heart attack on 9 August 1925. His successor, former Chief of Staff Micael Bydén, was wildly unpopular and perceived as corrupt. Bydén was removed from office after the Free Democrats pulled out of the coalition and voted against him in a vote of no confidence. This resulted in a snap election being scheduled for the following May. | ||
With the death of the only popular leader of the Social Republicans in Jens Larsson and the unpopularity of Micael Bydén, many expected a rout by the Confederalists. However, [[Gustaf Anders]] ran an aggressive campaign that distanced himself from Bydén. This resulted in a near upset of the Confederalists, who won by a very thin margin. The small rise in the [[Communist Part of Inglaterra|Communist]] vote was the only time the Communist share of the vote rose so little. | |||
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The 1926 Inglaterran Election was held on Sunday, 30 May 1926. It was the fifth election since Inglaterra's independence in 1899 and the first snap election. All 350 seats in the Inglaterran General Assembly were up for election in a proportional election with a minimum threshold of 5% to enter the Assembly.
The election saw the previous coalition between the Social Republicans and Free Democrats collapse after the death of Jens Larsson. After the removal of Larsson's replacement, Micael Bydén, a snap election was triggered to fill out the rest of the term. Erik van Vries led the Confederal Party to victory, with a joint coalition with the Reformists giving the majority needed to govern the country. The Confederal-Reformist majority of 176 seats remains one of the thinnest majorities in Inglaterran legislative politics.
Background
Jens Larsson was elected at the head of a surging Social Republican party in 1923, but died of a heart attack on 9 August 1925. His successor, former Chief of Staff Micael Bydén, was wildly unpopular and perceived as corrupt. Bydén was removed from office after the Free Democrats pulled out of the coalition and voted against him in a vote of no confidence. This resulted in a snap election being scheduled for the following May.
With the death of the only popular leader of the Social Republicans in Jens Larsson and the unpopularity of Micael Bydén, many expected a rout by the Confederalists. However, Gustaf Anders ran an aggressive campaign that distanced himself from Bydén. This resulted in a near upset of the Confederalists, who won by a very thin margin. The small rise in the Communist vote was the only time the Communist share of the vote rose so little.