Which party suffered a landslide defeat at the 1906 general election?
Labour party
Green Party
Unionists
Conservative party
Answer
The Unionists suffered a landslide defeat at the 1906 general election. The Conservative Party, the main Unionist party, lost 230 seats, the largest ever loss in British history. This was due to a number of factors, including the unpopularity of the Boer War, the split in the Liberal Party, and the rise of the Labour Party.
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