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	United Kingdom general election, 1992 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the end though the SNP only held onto the three seats they won at the 1987 General Election and lost the Govan seat that they had won in 1988 with their deputy leader Jim Sillars as candidate.
		Given that the 1992 election resulted in a Conservative overall majority of 21, it has been stated that their victory could be said to have been decided by only 1,241 votes distributed through the 11 seats with the smallest Conservative majorities in the election.
		During his term leading up to the 1992 elections he oversaw the British involvement in the Gulf War, abolished the much-disliked poll tax in favour of council tax and signed the Maastricht treaty.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Kingdom_general_election,_1992 (1164 words)

	United Kingdom general election, 1918 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The 1918 United Kingdom general election is seen as a key defining moment in modern Irish history.
		It was therefore the first general election at which women could vote.
		The election was won by a coalition of the Conservatives, most of the Liberals and a few Labour and independent MPs, and produced a government led by David Lloyd George.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/UK_general_election,_1918 (1164 words)

	ELECTION - LoveToKnow Article on ELECTION
		The petition may allege that the election was avoided as to the borough or ward on the ground of general bribery, andc., or that the election of the person petitioned against was avoided by corrupt practices, or by personal disqualification, or that he had not the majority of lawful votes.
		The amendments in the law as to municipal elections are generally similar to those which have been made in parliamentary election law.
		The expenses connected with elections, such as the renting and preparing A the polling-places, the payment of the clerks and other officers who conduct the elections and count the vote, are borne by the community.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /E/EL/ELECTION.htm (3865 words)

	United Kingdom general election, 2005 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair.
		In Northern Ireland, the election was dominated in the unionist community by a battle between the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to be the region's largest unionist party in Parliament.
		The new Parliament met on May 11 for the election of the Speaker of the House of Commons.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Kingdom_general_election,_2005 (3205 words)

	United Kingdom general election, 2001 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The elections were marked by apathy from the voting public, with turnout falling by to 59%, the lowest since 1918.
		The UK general election, 2001 was held on 7 June 2001 and was dubbed "the quiet landslide" by the media.
		The election had been expected in May, to coincide with local elections, but both were postponed because of rural movement restrictions imposed in response to a foot and mouth outbreak.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Kingdom_general_election,_2001 (614 words)

	United Kingdom general election, 2005 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair.
		In Northern Ireland, the election was dominated in the unionist community by a battle between the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to be the region's largest unionist party in Parliament.
		The new Parliament met on May 11 for the election of the Speaker of the House of Commons.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Kingdom_general_election,_2005 (3205 words)

	United Kingdom general election, 1983 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The UK general election, 1983 was held on June 9, 1983 and gave the Conservatives and Margaret Thatcher the most decisive election victory since that of Labour in 1945.
		The Independent Unionist elected in the 1979 election defended and held his seat for the Ulster Popular Unionist Party.
		The Independent Republican elected in the 1979 election died in 1981.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Kingdom_general_election,_1983 (626 words)

	United Kingdom general election, 1979 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The UK general election, 1979 was held on May 3, 1979 and is regarded as a pivotal point in 20th century British politics.
		Callaghan had been tempted to call an election in the autumn of 1978, which it is likely he would have won, albeit with a small majority.
		When the Scottish National Party (SNP) withdrew support for the Scotland Act 1978, a vote of no confidence was held on March 28, 1979 which the Government lost, forcing an election to be called.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Kingdom_general_election,_1979 (490 words)

	United Kingdom general election, 2005 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair.
		Other elections in the province have shown both a shift in votes towards the DUP but also a collapse of support for the cross-community Alliance Party which is likely to be more marked in a first past the post election and thus which may work in the UUP's favour.
		In Northern Ireland, the election was dominated in the unionist community by a battle between the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to be the region's largest unionist party in Parliament.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Kingdom_general_election,_2005 (3092 words)

	Election Resources on the Internet: Parliamentary Elections in the U.K. - Elections to the House of Commons
		For general election purposes, the United Kingdom is currently divided into 646 constituencies, each of which returns one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons, elected for a maximum term of five years.
		It proved to be of no avail: the 1997 general election brought eighteen years of Conservative government to an end, and a rejuvenated Labour Party, running on a distinctly centrist platform under the leadership of Tony Blair, was returned to power in a landslide victory.
		Parliamentary Elections in the United Kingdom - Elections to the House of Commons
	electionresources.org /uk (2550 words)

	United Kingdom general election, 1970 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The United Kingdom general election of 1970 was held on June 18, 1970, and resulted in a surprise loss of power for Labour under Harold Wilson, who was replaced as Prime Minister by the Conservative leader, Edward Heath.
		The election was also a setback for the Liberal Party under its new leader Jeremy Thorpe, which lost half its seats.
		Most opinion polls prior to the election had predicted a comfortable Labour victory, and had put Labour 12.4% ahead of the Conservatives.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Kingdom_general_election,_1970 (155 words)

	United Kingdom general election, 1964 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The United Kingdom general election of 1964 result was a very slim majority for the Labour Party, of four seats, and led to their first government since 1951.
		The majority was unworkable and there had to be another general election in 1966.
		Harold Wilson became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/UK_general_election,_1964 (155 words)

	United Kingdom general elections
		United Kingdom general elections are the times when the Members of Parliament forming the House of Commons are elected.
		In the UK general elections are usually affairs in which public opinion changes gradually from general election from election.
		Since the maximum term of a parliament is five years, the interval between successive general elections can exceed that period by no more than the combined length of the election campaign and time for the new parliament to assemble (typically five to eight weeks).
	www.mywiseowl.com /articles/United_Kingdom_general_election (155 words)

	United Kingdom general election, 1945 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The United Kingdom General Election of 1945 held on 5 July 1945 but not counted and declared until 26 July 1945 (due to the time it took to transport the votes of those serving overseas) was one of the most significant general elections of the 20th century.
		MPs elected in the UK general election, 1945
		It resulted in the shock election defeat of the Conservatives led by Winston Churchill and the landslide victory of the Labour Party led by Clement Attlee, who won a majority of 145 seats.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Kingdom_general_election,_1945 (589 words)

	United Kingdom general election, 2005 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair.
		Other elections in the province have shown both a shift in votes towards the DUP but also a collapse of support for the cross-community Alliance Party which is likely to be more marked in a first past the post election and thus which may work in the UUP's favour.
		In Northern Ireland, the election was dominated in the unionist community by a battle between the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to be the region's largest unionist party in Parliament.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Kingdom_general_election,_2005 (3092 words)

	United Kingdom general election, 1935 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Labour, under what was internally regarded as the caretaker leadership of Clement Attlee, made large gains over their very poor position in the 1931 general election, but the Liberals lost further ground.
		Due to the Second World War, the House elected in this election was to sit until 1945.
		The UK general election held on 14th November 1935 resulted in a large, though reduced, majority for the National Government now led by Stanley Baldwin.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_Kingdom_general_election,_1935 (236 words)

	United Kingdom general election, 1931 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The UK general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was the last in the United Kingdom not held on a Thursday.
		The election was held in the middle of the Great Depression.
		The Elections for the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation are complete.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/UK_general_election,_1931 (236 words)

	United Kingdom general election, 1923 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Being in a minority it only lasted 10 months and another election was held in 1924.
		The UK general election of 1923 was held on 5th December 1923.
		As the election had been fought on the Conservative proposals for tariff reform it was inevitable that they could not retain office and so the first ever Labour government was formed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/UK_general_election,_1923 (236 words)

	Encyclopedia: United Kingdom general election, 2005
		The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair.
		The UK general election, 1987 was held on June 11, 1987 and was the third victory in a row for Margaret Thatcher and the Conservatives.
		Elections for local government are being held in the United Kingdom on May 5, 2005 along with the 2005 general election.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/United-Kingdom-general-election,-2005 (236 words)

	Legislative Statute
		The chief deputy election commissioner shall be a member of a different political party than the election commissioner, shall be a registered voter in the county and of the party he or she is to represent, and shall be a resident of such county for at least one year.
		The election commissioner shall be responsible for the enforcement of the Election Act as it relates to his or her office and for the competency, integrity, and conduct of his or her chief deputy election commissioner and all personnel appointed by him or her.
		The election commissioner, the chief deputy election commissioner, and all employees of the office of the election commissioner shall be county employees.
	statutes.unicam.state.ne.us /corpus/chapall/chap32.html (236 words)

	United Kingdom general election, 1992 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The UK general election, 1992 was held on April 9, 1992, and was the fourth victory in a row for the Conservatives.
		In the end though the SNP only held onto the three seats they won at the 1987 General Election and lost the Govan seat that they had won in 1988 with their deputy leader Jim Sillars as candidate.
		Given that the 1992 election resulted in a Conservative overall majority of 21, it has been stated that their victory could be said to have been decided by only 1,241 votes distributed through the 11 seats with the smallest Conservative majorities in the election.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/UK_general_election,_1992 (1040 words)

	Great Britain on Encyclopedia.com
		In 1945, the first general elections in ten years were held (they had been postponed because of the war) and Clement Attlee and the Labour party were swept into power.
		The general elections that followed the death of George IV brought to power a Whig ministry committed to parliamentary reform.
		Elections must be held at least once in five years, but within that period the prime minister may at any time request the crown to dissolve Parliament and call for new elections.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/GreatBri_History.asp (6841 words)

	Victoria of the United Kingdom
		In Canada, the United Kingdom faced an insurrection (see Rebellions of 1837), and in Jamaica, the colonial legislature had protested British policies by refusing to pass any laws.
		As of 2004, the European monarchs and former monarchs descended from Victoria are: the Queen of the United Kingdom, the King of Norway, the King of Sweden, the Queen of Denmark, the King of Spain, the King of the Hellenes (deposed) and the King of Romania (deposed).
		As well as being queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, she was also the first monarch to use the title Empress of India.
	hallencyclopedia.com /Victoria_of_the_United_Kingdom (6841 words)

	Victoria of the United Kingdom
		As of 2004, the European monarchs and former monarchs descended from Victoria are: the Queen of the United Kingdom, the King of Norway, the King of Sweden, the Queen of Denmark, the King of Spain, the King of the Hellenes (deposed) and the King of Romania (deposed).
		As well as being queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, she was also the first monarch to use the title Empress of India.
		One of the most significant acts of the new ministry was to bring the United Kingdom into the Crimean War in 1854, on the side of the Ottoman Empire and against Russia.
	hallencyclopedia.com /Victoria_of_the_United_Kingdom (6841 words)

	United Kingdom history 1815-1914 - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about United Kingdom history 1815-1914
		The secret ballot in general elections was introduced (the ballot act 1872), and trade unions were more fully legalized (1871), following the formation of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in 1868.
		In 1880, however, Disraeli was badly defeated at the election, and resigned.
		Although generally reactionary in attitude, under pressure Wellington carried through some notable reforms, including the achievement of Catholic Emancipation and the repeal of the Test Act and the Corporation Act, both of which had excluded any but members of the established Church of England from holding public office.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /United+Kingdom+history+1815-1914 (4722 words)

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