1884 - 1886 LIberal Party dominated the political scene, Conservatives won one election in 1874. 1886 - 1904 role of the two parties was reversed.
- Crisis of 1886 ended an process of realignment in British politics.
- Crisis of 1886 was product of a power struggle following the 1885 general election
- process of industrialisation made a crisis of Liberalism inevitable.
The Conservative party had four main strengths:
- the party reposistioned itself
- new electoral system favoured th e Conservative party
- a new party machine was built
- the Prime Minister (Salisbury) Salisbury sucessfully exploited circumstances.
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