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  United Kingdom general election, 2005 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The general election took place in 646 constituencies across the United Kingdom, for seats in the House of Commons.
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.
The results were interpreted by the UK media as an indicator of a breakdown in trust in the government, and in Prime Minister Tony Blair in particular.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/UK_general_election,_2005   (3594 words)

  
 The World Factbook 2004 -- Field Listing - Background
Independence from the UK was approved in 1960 with constitutional guarantees by the Greek Cypriot majority to the Turkish Cypriot minority.
Spain and the UK are discussing the issue of Gibraltar and have set the goal of reaching an agreement by mid-2002.
Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century.
www.brainyatlas.com /fields/2028.html   (15451 words)

  
 Canada - QuickSeek Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
In the elections of Nov., 2000, Chrétien led the Liberals to a third consecutive victory at the polls, winning 172 seats in the House of Commons; the Canadian Alliance (66) and Bloc Québécois (38) remained the principal opposition parties.
The Governor General is generally a retired politician, military leader, or other notable Canadian; the current Governor General is Her Excellency, the Right Honourable Michaƫlle Jean.
The Governor General is also the titular Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Armed Forces, though, this is only a symbolic role as all actions are done at the request of the prime minister and are never disobeyed.
canada.quickseek.com   (9385 words)

  
 Egypt - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Egypt   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
It led to violence, and in November 1924 Gen Sir Lee Stack, governor general of the Sudan, was assassinated by Egyptian nationalists in Cairo.
The 1990 general election was boycotted by the main opposition parties, leaving the NDP with 348 of the 444 elected seats.
In elections held in November 2000, opposition parties did much better than usual and the banned Muslim Brotherhood won 17 seats, re-establishing their presence in parliament for the first time in a decade.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Egypt   (7147 words)

  
 Income Tax   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Individual income taxes generally tax the total income of the individual (with some deductions permitted), while corporate income taxes often tax net income, the difference between gross receipts and expenses.
Generally, tax will be charged on personal earnings (wages, welfare), capital gains, and business income.
Peel, as a Conservative, had opposed income tax in the 1841 general election, but a growing budget deficit required a new source of funds.
www.eoft.com /income_tax.html   (1473 words)

  
 Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music - Uk
Education - Information - Educational Resources - Encyclopedia - Music - Uk Shopping Stores
INDEX OF ARTICLES: Uk Articles are indexed by the first word of the title, including "A," "The," etc.
Articles about persons are generally alphabetized by first name, not surname.
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