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UK General Election Results 1802 – 2019
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British general election results for Parliament from 1802, the first election after the union between Great Britain and Ireland, right up to the 2019 election, which witnessed Boris Johnson's Conservatives claim a comfortable majority (the best since 1987). Prior to 1832, when the Great Reform [...]
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British General Elections – From 1708 – 2019
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The video below features every British general election there has been under HM's government, starting in 1708 after the Acts of Union between England and Scotland. The video continues until the current most recent election in 2019.  Enjoy! Additional info and clarifications about the video: Dur [...]
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Zero COVID-19 cases emerge from general election held two weeks ago
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‘선거 방역’ 성공…총선 치른지 2주, 선거감염 '0명' South Korea continues to make great strides in battling COVID-19. The number of confirmed cases steadily falling... and there are no new infections related to the general election held two weeks ago. Jang Tae-hyun fills us in [...]
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Did voters really 'hold their nose' at the General Election?
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Nearly one in three voters "held their nose" and voted for a party they considered the "lesser evil" in the last general election, according to a new report from the Electoral Reform Society. The pro-democracy group claims December's election saw voters marginalised on an extraordinary scale, and l [...]
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Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn reflects on general election defeat in Christmas message
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn reflected on his catastrophic general election defeat while expressing his hope that there can still be a "better world". "This has been a difficult year for many of us,” he said in what will almost certainly be his last Christmas message as Labour leader. Mr Corbyn a [...]
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Labour Launches It’s Most Radical Manifesto Ever
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Labour launched its general election manifesto yesterday, which includes plans for the renationalisation of Energy, Rail, Mail, Free Broadband and a windfall tax on oil firms.Leader Jeremy Corbyn said it was "a manifesto of hope" and promised "a green transformation" of the economy.But a party confe [...]
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Convicted Former MP Chris Davies Not to stand for Tories
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Image copyright Getty Images A former MP who lost his seat after he was convicted of a false expenses claim was been selected and then quickly de-selected by the Conservatives to stand in the general election. Chris Davies lost his Brecon and Radnorshire seat after 10,005 people signed a recall peti [...]
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How To Register To Vote in a General Election and Other Elections
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  Don't get left outside on polling day - here's how to register to vote A general election comes around once every 5 years, but can be held earlier if parliament agrees to call an early election under special circumstances, such as happened during the Brexit crisis in 2019.  These are t [...]
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The General Election: 1 week to go
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Theresa May has returned to the election campaign trail today, asking voters who they trust to lead Britain through Brexit? After her apparent u-turn on social care reform, the Prime Minister chose to put the focus on herself and Jeremy Corbyn. Both of them have been keen to play up their stre [...]
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