1924 Sallian parliamentary election
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All 650 seats to the House of Commons of Sallia 326 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 19,000,090 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 16,127,454 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1924 Sallian parliamentary election took place on 27 June 1924. The election resulted in a landslide victory for the Conservative Party. A new Conservative government was soon formed. The 8th Parliament of Sallia first met on 10 June 1924.
Campaign
Campaigning began following the dissolution of the 7th Parliament of Sallia on 2 May 1924. The Conservatives campaigned mostly on economic issues, the Liberals and National Liberals campaigned on economic and social issues, the National Labour Party campaigned wholly on creating a third National Government, and the Labour Party campaigned on social issues.
Campaigning ended on 26 May 1924.
Opinion polls
Main article: Opinion polling for the 1924 Sallian parliamentary election
Endorsements
| Newspaper | Endorsement |
|---|---|
| The People's Paper | Labour Party |
| The Daily News | Conservative Party |
| The Daily Post | Conservative Party |
Results
Seats
- Conservative Party - 412 seats
- Labour Party - 198 seats
- Liberal Party - 30 seats
- Independents and others - 7 seats
- The Speaker of the House - 1 seat
Popular vote
- Conservative Party - 7,612,158 (47.8%)
- Labour Party - 5,483,334 (34.0%)
- Liberal Party - 2,548,138 (15.8%)
- Independents and others - 161,275 (1.0%)
- National Liberal Party - 149,985 (0.93%)
- National Labour Party - 145,147 (0.90%)
- The Speaker of the House - 27,417 (0.17%)