Collaborative Commonwealth Elections

[MrMittens]

Inspired by the thread on Collaborative World Elections. So starting from the decision to form a United Commonwealth in 1905, involving the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Ireland in order to maintain British status in the world the first elections for Commonwealth Prime Minister are held. Here, Joseph Chamberlain of the Protectionist Party wins a slim majority, against the Liberals under the joint leadership of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman and Wilfrid Laurier, the Labor Party led jointly by Keir Hardie and Chris Watson and the South Africa Party (a secessionist party) led by J.B.M Hertzog. Chamberlain thus became first Commonwealth Prime Minister.

1905: Joseph Chamberlain: Protectionistcolor]

(probably very unrealistic, but still, just for the fun of it)

[MrMittens]

1905: Joseph Chamberlain: Protectionist
1909: Herbert Henry Asquith: Protectionist-Liberal
1913: David Lloyd-George: Liberal
1918: David Lloyd-George: Liberal/Protectionist Alliance [1]

[1] Alliance Formed 1915

[MrMittens]

1905: Joseph Chamberlain: Protectionist
1909: Herbert Henry Asquith: Protectionist-Liberal
1913: David Lloyd-George: Liberal
1918: David Lloyd-George: Liberal/Protectionist Alliance [1]
1920: David Lloyd-George: Empire Liberal Party [2]
1921: Billy Hughes: Conservative-Nationalist
1925: Billy Hughes: Conservative-Nationalist Coalition [3]

[1] Alliance Formed 1915
[2] Following a major disagreement over the roles of the home nations and other dominions, the Protectionist Party leaves the alliance and focuses exclusively on the British Isles. The Liberal Party wins large margins throughout the remainder of the empire, proposing absolute free trade between member states and heavy protectionism regarding non-members. They also support the idea of the British West Indies, Bermuda, and British Honduras entering as one state, the policy that caused the Protectionists to split. Following the 1920 election, the Liberals govern in minority, with loose support from both the British Protectionist Party and the United Britain and Empire Labour Parties, and hold a referendum in Newfoundland and Labrador about the future status of the territory.
[3] The Conservative-Nationalist Coalition (made up of state Conservative parties of Australia, Canada and New Zealand, along with Protectionist defectors from Britain, and the South Africa Party or Nationalists) works surprisingly well, and Hughes wins a thumping second majority

[MrMittens]

I'll do a list of PM's. After this, please note in posts whether there have been any changes of PM during a government

1. Joseph Chamberlain: Protectionist: 1905-1908
2. Arthur Balfour: Protectionist: 1908-1909
3. Herbert Asquith: Liberal: 1909-1912
4. David Lloyd-George: Liberal/Empire Liberal Party: 1912-1921
5. Billy Hughes: Conservative: 1921-1927
6. Winston Churchill: Conservative: 1927-1929
7. Ramsay McDonald: Labour: 1929-

[MrMittens]

Election 1945

Winston Churchill: Conservative: 47% of seats: 41.8% of vote
Ben Chifley: Labour: 31% of seats: 30.8% of the vote
Mackenzie King: Empire Liberal Party: 14% of the seats: 17.5% of the vote
D.F. Malan/Eamon De Valera: Nationalist Pact: 7% of the seats: 5.1% of the vote

Churchill narrowly fails to get a majority, and forms a new coalition with the Nationalist Pact. The Empire Liberals continue their precipitous decline.