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United Kingdom 1922 general election

What was the result of the 1922 general election in the United Kingdom?

Conservative Party won 344 of 615 seats with 38.2% of the vote.

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  • Final result
  • ParlGov, read 5 October 2026

Which party won the most seats?

Final results from ParlGov, read : Conservative Party won 344 of 615 seats with 38.2% of the vote.

  • Conservative Party 344 38.2%
  • Labour Party 142 29.4%
  • Liberal Party 62 18.5%
  • National Liberal Party 53 10.2%
  • Nationalist Party 3 0.7%
  • Constitutionalist 1 0.1%
  • Seats won
  • Share of the vote
308 of 615 seats make a majority

Key numbers

  1. 38.2%

    Share of the vote won by Conservative Party

    Conservative Party won 344 of 615 seats. A majority needs 308.

Seats and votes by party

PartySeats%Votes
Conservative Party34438.25,502,298
Labour Party14229.44,237,349
Liberal Party6218.52,668,143
National Liberal Party5310.21,471,317
Nationalist Party30.7102,667
Constitutionalist10.116,662
Other parties (seats only)102.6
Votes by party
  • Conservative Party 5,502,298
  • Labour Party 4,237,349
  • Liberal Party 2,668,143
  • National Liberal Party 1,471,317
  • Nationalist Party 102,667
  • Constitutionalist 16,662
  • Other parties (seats only)

ParlGov lists parties with at least 1 percent of the vote or 2 seats, so the rows do not add up to the valid votes.

ParlGov marks results before 1945 as experimental: they may need revision, so we compare them with no other election.

How many people voted?

14,392,330 votes were valid.

How do the votes compare with the seats?

  • Conservative Party38.2% of votes55.9% of seats
  • Labour Party29.4% of votes23.1% of seats
  • Liberal Party18.5% of votes10.1% of seats
  • National Liberal Party10.2% of votes8.6% of seats
  • Nationalist Party0.7% of votes0.5% of seats
  • Constitutionalist0.1% of votes0.2% of seats
Each party's share of the vote (outlined) and of the seats (filled)

The Gallagher index of disproportionality is 14.6 (0 when seats follow votes exactly); the effective number of parties is 3.6 by votes and 2.6 by seats; Conservative Party led Labour Party by 8.8 points of the vote.

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