Talk:Labour Representation Committee (1900)

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Election results table
I am not sure it is fair to describe the Labour Representation Committee as the third party after either the 1900 and 1906 elections. In both the LRC was substantially outnumbered by the Irish Parliamentary Party, which the articles 1900 United Kingdom general election and 1906 United Kingdom general election list as the third party, with the LRC in fourth place. Indeed in 1900 there were more Independent Nationalist MPs returned than LRC members, but they could not be described as a party. However, the Liberal Unionist Party also had more MPs than the LRC in 1900. They are usually counted as part of the Conservative total as they were part of a coalition with the Conservatives and they did not oppose each other (and indeed in some cases it is not entirely clear if an MP was elected as a Conservative or a Liberal Unionist), but technically they were a distinct party. However even leaving aside the Liberal Unionists it is clear the LRC was never the third part in terms of elected members of the House of Commons. Thus, I think the table should be changed. Dunarc (talk) 19:25, 16 April 2020 (UTC)