The Gladstone–MacDonald pact of 1903 was a secret informal electoral agreement negotiated by Herbert Gladstone, Liberal Party Chief Whip, and Ramsay MacDonald, Secretary of the Labour Representation Committee (LRC). The Liberal Party agreed to withdraw parliamentary candidates in some constituencies where the LRC was also standing in order to make sure the anti-Conservative vote was not split.
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| - The Gladstone–MacDonald pact of 1903 was a secret informal electoral agreement negotiated by Herbert Gladstone, Liberal Party Chief Whip, and Ramsay MacDonald, Secretary of the Labour Representation Committee (LRC). The Liberal Party agreed to withdraw parliamentary candidates in some constituencies where the LRC was also standing in order to make sure the anti-Conservative vote was not split. (en)
- El Pacto Gladstone-MacDonald de 1903 fue un acuerdo secreto electoral informal negociado por , líder parlamentario del Partido Liberal, y Ramsay MacDonald, secretario del Comité de Representación Laborista (LRC). El Partido Liberal acordó retirar a sus candidatos al Parlamento del Reino Unido en algunas circunscripciones donde el LRC también se presentaba con el objetivo de asegurar que el voto anti-conservador no se dividía. Como argumenta : (es)
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| - The Gladstone–MacDonald pact of 1903 was a secret informal electoral agreement negotiated by Herbert Gladstone, Liberal Party Chief Whip, and Ramsay MacDonald, Secretary of the Labour Representation Committee (LRC). The Liberal Party agreed to withdraw parliamentary candidates in some constituencies where the LRC was also standing in order to make sure the anti-Conservative vote was not split. There was increasing tension between the Liberal Party and the LRC since the latter's formation in 1900. For example, in the by-election for Clitheroe in 1902, local cotton weavers refused to withdraw their candidate, David Shackleton, who was not an approved Lib-Lab candidate. Gladstone therefore withdrew the Liberal candidate and Shackleton was elected unopposed. This was one of the main reasons behind the formation of the pact. In the general election of 1906, 31 of the 50 LRC candidates contested seats where the Liberals agreed not to put up a candidate. 24 of the 29 LRC MPs elected in that election were in seats where the Liberals did not stand.Eric J. Evans argues: The MacDonald–Gladstone pact proved to be a turning point. It gave the LRC a bridgehead in parliament, with twenty-nine of its candidates elected in 1906. By the end of 1910, the Labour party (as it was known from 1906) had forty-two MPs. ... With the benefit of hindsight, the MacDonald–Gladstone pact looks to have been a tactical disaster for the Liberals. ... On deeper investigation, Gladstone's decision is defensible and might even have been the best option. (en)
- El Pacto Gladstone-MacDonald de 1903 fue un acuerdo secreto electoral informal negociado por , líder parlamentario del Partido Liberal, y Ramsay MacDonald, secretario del Comité de Representación Laborista (LRC). El Partido Liberal acordó retirar a sus candidatos al Parlamento del Reino Unido en algunas circunscripciones donde el LRC también se presentaba con el objetivo de asegurar que el voto anti-conservador no se dividía. Hubo una tensión creciente entre el Partido Liberal y el LRC desde la formación de éste en 1900. Por ejemplo, en la elección parcial de 1902 en Clitheroe, los tejedores de algodón locales rechazaron retirar a su candidato, David Shackleton, que no era un candidato aprobado por la alianza liberal-laborista. Gladstone, ante esta situación, retiró al candidato liberal y Shackleton fue elegido sin oposición. Esta fue una de las principales razones detrás de la suscripción del pacto. En las elecciones generales de 1906, 31 de los 50 candidatos del LRC compitieron en zonas donde los liberales acordaron no presentar candidatura. 24 de los 29 diputados laboristas electos lo fueron por escaños donde los liberales no se presentaron. Como argumenta : «El pacto MacDonald-Gladstone demostró ser un punto de inflexión. Otorgó al LRC una cabeza de puente en el Parlamento, con veintinueve candidatos electos en 1906. A finales de 1910, el Partido Laborista (como era conocido desde 1906) tenía cuarenta y dos diputados… Visto en retrospectiva, el pacto MacDonald-Gladstone parece haber sido un desastre táctico para los liberales… Una investigación más profunda demuestra que la decisión de Gladstone es defendible y parece incluso haber sido la mejor opción». (es)
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