H. H. Asquith vs Ramsay MacDonald

H. H. Asquith and Ramsay MacDonald faced each other at the 1923 and 1924 general elections: seats, votes and the result, side by side.

H. H. Asquith

Party: Liberal
Elections: 4
Most seats: 0
Best: 153 seats

Ramsay MacDonald

Party: National Labour
Elections: 5
Most seats: 1
Best: 272 seats

1924

308 for a majority

Con384
Lab149
Lib34
Const7
Oth3
Smaller parties1
Not allocated37

Leader	Party	Seats	Share	Votes
H. H. Asquith	Liberal	34	17.8%	2,826,717
Ramsay MacDonald	Labour	149	33.4%	5,317,686

1923

308 for a majority

Con244
Lab184
Lib153
Oth4
Not allocated30

Leader	Party	Seats	Share	Votes
H. H. Asquith	Liberal	153	29.6%	4,129,340
Ramsay MacDonald PM	Labour	184	30.8%	4,298,086

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