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Notes Abbreviations |
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1 General Election results, 1832-2010 |
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Table 1.01 General Election 1832 |
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3 | (1) |
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Table 1.02 General Election 1835 |
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3 | (1) |
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Table 1.03 General Election 1837 |
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4 | (1) |
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Table 1.04 General Election 1841 |
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5 | (1) |
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Table 1.05 General Election 1847 |
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5 | (1) |
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Table 1.06 General Election 1852 |
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6 | (1) |
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Table 1.07 General Election 1857 |
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7 | (1) |
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Table 1.08 General Election 1859 |
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8 | (1) |
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Table 1.09 General Election 1865 |
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8 | (1) |
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Table 1.10 General Election 1868 |
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9 | (1) |
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Table 1.11 General Election 1874 |
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10 | (1) |
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Table 1.12 General Election 1880 |
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11 | (1) |
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Table 1.13 General Election 1885 |
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12 | (1) |
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Table 1.14 General Election 1886 |
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13 | (1) |
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Table 1.15 General Election 1892 |
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13 | (1) |
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Table 1.16 General Election 1895 |
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14 | (1) |
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Table 1.17 General Election 1900 |
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15 | (1) |
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Table 1.18 General Election 1906 |
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16 | (2) |
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Table 1.19 General Election 1910 (January) |
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18 | (1) |
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Table 1.20 General Election 1910 (December) |
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19 | (1) |
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Table 1.21 General Election 1918 (14 December) |
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20 | (3) |
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Table 1.22 General Election 1922 (15 November) |
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23 | (1) |
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Table 1.23 General Election 1923 (6 December) |
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24 | (1) |
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Table 1.24 General Election 1924 (29 October) |
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25 | (2) |
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Table 1.25 General Election 1929 (30 May) |
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27 | (1) |
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Table 1.26 General Election 1931 (27 October) |
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28 | (3) |
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Table 1.27 General Election 1935 (14 November) |
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31 | (1) |
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Table 1.28 General Election 1945 (5 July) |
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32 | (3) |
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Table 1.29 General Election 1950 (23 February) |
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35 | (1) |
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Table 1.30 General Election 1951 (25 October) |
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36 | (1) |
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Table 1.31 General Election 1955 (26 May) |
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37 | (2) |
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Table 1.32 General Election 1959 (8 October) |
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39 | (1) |
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Table 1.33 General Election 1964 (15 October) |
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40 | (1) |
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1 General Election results, 1832-2010 |
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Table 1.34 General Election 1966 (31 March) |
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41 | (2) |
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Table 1.35 General Election 1970 (18 June) |
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43 | (1) |
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Table 1.36 General Election 1974 (28 February) |
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44 | (2) |
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Table 1.37 General Election 1974 (10 October) |
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46 | (1) |
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Table 1.38 General Election 1979 (3 May) |
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47 | (2) |
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Table 1.39 General Election 1983 (9 June) |
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49 | (2) |
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Table 1.40 General Election 1987 (11 June) |
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51 | (1) |
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Table 1.41 General Election 1992 (9 April) |
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52 | (2) |
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Table 1.42 General Election 1997 (1 May) |
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54 | (2) |
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Table 1.43 General Election 2001 (7 June) |
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56 | (1) |
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Table 1.44 General Election 2005 (5 May) |
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57 | (2) |
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Table 1.45 General Election 2010 (6 May) |
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59 | (2) |
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2 General Election summary data, 1832-2010 |
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2.01 Summary results of General Elections 1832-2010 (UK) |
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61 | (1) |
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2.02 Summary results of General Elections 1832-2010 (GB) |
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62 | (1) |
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2.03 Votes Cast at General Elections 1832-2010 (UK) |
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63 | (1) |
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2.04 Votes Cast at General Elections 1832-2010 (GB) |
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64 | (1) |
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2.05 Party Votes as Percentages of Electorate 1950-2010 (UK and GB) |
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65 | (1) |
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2.06 Conservative and Labour Votes as Percentages of Two-Party Votes 1945-2010 (GB) |
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66 | (1) |
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2.07 Conservative, Labour and Liberal Votes as Percentages of Three-Party Votes 1950-2010 (GB) |
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66 | (1) |
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2.08 Change in Party Share of the Vote and Swing 1945-2010 (GB) |
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66 | (1) |
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2.09 Votes per Seat Won 1945-2010(GB) |
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67 | (1) |
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2.10 Seats and Votes: Major Parties at General Elections 1945-2010 |
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67 | (1) |
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2.11 Votes Cast for Winners and Losers 1974-2010 |
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68 | (2) |
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2.12 Seat Gains and Losses at General Elections 1885-2010 |
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70 | (1) |
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2.13 Seats which Changed Hands at General Elections 1950-2010 |
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71 | (3) |
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2.14 Votes per Candidate in Contested Seats 1832-2010 |
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74 | (1) |
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2.15 Unopposed Returns 1832-1951 |
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75 | (1) |
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2.16 Forfeited Deposits at General Elections 1918-2010 |
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76 | (1) |
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2.17 Single Member Seats Won on a Minority Vote 1885-2010 |
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77 | (1) |
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2.18 Single Member Seats Won on a Majority of the Electorate 1918-2010 |
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78 | (1) |
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2.19 Liberals and Nationalists in Second Place 1950-1979 (GB) |
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78 | (1) |
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2.20 Finishing Order of the Political Parties 1983-2010 (GB) |
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79 | (1) |
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3.01 The Conservative Vote 1832-2010 |
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80 | (1) |
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3.02 The Labour Vote 1900-2010 |
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81 | (1) |
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3.03 The Liberal Vote 1832-2010 |
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82 | (1) |
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3.04 The Scottish National Party Vote 1929-2010 |
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83 | (1) |
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3.05 The Plaid Cymru Vote 1929-2010 |
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83 | (1) |
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3.06 The Social Democratic Party Vote 1983-1987 |
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84 | (1) |
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3.07 The Liberal Party Vote 1983-1987 |
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84 | (1) |
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3.08 The Green Party Vote 1979-2010 |
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84 | (1) |
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3.09 The National Front Vote 1970-1992 |
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84 | (1) |
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3.10 The British National Party Vote 1992-2010 |
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84 | (1) |
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3.11 The United Kingdom Independence Party Vote 1997-2010 |
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85 | (1) |
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3.12 Vote for Parties in Northern Ireland 1974(F)-2010 |
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85 | (2) |
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4.01 Electorate and Turnout at General Elections 1832-2010 |
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87 | (8) |
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4.02 Unadjusted and Adjusted Turnout at General Elections 1950-1997 |
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95 | (1) |
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4.03 The Electorate 1945-2012 |
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95 | (9) |
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4.04 Overseas Electors 1987-2012 |
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104 | (1) |
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4.05 Voluntary Patients in Mental Hospitals 1984-2000 |
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105 | (1) |
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5 Electoral Administration |
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5.01 Principal Changes in Electoral Law and Practice 1832-2011 |
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106 | (2) |
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5.02 General Election Timetable 1832-1910 |
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108 | (1) |
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5.03 General Election Timetable 1918-2010 |
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109 | (2) |
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5.04 Absent Voters 1924-1945 |
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111 | (1) |
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5.05 Postal Ballot Papers 1945-2010 |
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111 | (3) |
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5.06 Postal Ballot Papers (Summary) 1945-2010 |
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114 | (1) |
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5.07 Spoilt Ballot Papers 1880-2010 |
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115 | (3) |
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5.08 Polling Districts and Stations 1950-2010 |
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118 | (1) |
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5.09 Candidates' Expenses 1885-2010 |
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119 | (3) |
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5.10 Returning Officers' Expenses 1832-2010 |
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122 | (1) |
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5.11 Polling Postponed by Death of a Candidate 1918-2010 |
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123 | (1) |
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5.12 Electoral Administration - Miscellaneous Information |
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123 | (2) |
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6.01 Parliamentary Boundary Commissions 1831-2010 |
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125 | (1) |
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6.02 Electoral Quotas 1946-2011 |
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126 | (1) |
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6.03 Constituency Boundary Changes 1945-2010 |
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127 | (1) |
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6.04 Seats in the House of Commons 1832-2010 |
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128 | (2) |
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7.01 Members Elected at General Elections 1832-2010 |
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130 | (1) |
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7.02 Candidates at General Elections 1832-2010 |
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131 | (1) |
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7.03 Number of Candidates per Single Member Seat 1885-2010 |
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132 | (1) |
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7.04 Women Members Elected at General Elections 1918-2010 |
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133 | (1) |
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7.05 Women Candidates at General Elections 1918-2010 |
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134 | (1) |
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7.06 Ethnic Minority Members Elected at General Elections 1979-2010 |
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135 | (1) |
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7.07 Ethnic Minority Candidates at General Elections 1979-2010 (Main Parties Only) |
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135 | (1) |
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7.08 Women Members of Parliament-Miscellaneous. Information |
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135 | (1) |
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8 Miscellaneous Statistics |
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8.01 Ministers Defeated 1918-2010 |
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136 | (1) |
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8.02 Seats Vacant at Dissolution 1886-2010 |
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137 | (1) |
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8.03 The Weather on Polling Day 1918-2010 |
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138 | (1) |
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8.04 The First Result 1918-2010 |
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139 | (1) |
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8.05 The Overnight Results 1950-2010 |
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139 | (1) |
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8.06 Times of Declaration of Results 1992-2010 |
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140 | (1) |
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8.07 Reasons for Holding General Elections 1832-2010 |
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140 | (5) |
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PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTIONS |
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9 Parliamentary By-Election results |
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9.01 Parliamentary By-Elections 1945-2012 (GB) |
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145 | (12) |
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10 Parliamentary By-Election summary data |
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10.01 Seat Gains and Losses at By-Elections 1885-2010 |
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157 | (1) |
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10.02 Seats which Changed Hands at By-Elections 1950-2010 |
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158 | (1) |
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10.03 Contested and Uncontested By-Elections 1832-2010 |
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159 | (1) |
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10.04 Forfeited Deposits at By-Elections 1918-2010 |
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160 | (1) |
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10.05 Candidates at By-Elections 1885-2010 |
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161 | (1) |
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10.06 Women Elected at By-Elections 1918-2010 |
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162 | (1) |
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10.07 Women Candidates at By-Elections 1918-2010 |
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163 | (1) |
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10.08 Reasons for By-Elections 1832-2010 |
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164 | (1) |
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10.09 Notable By-Election Turnovers |
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165 | (4) |
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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTIONS |
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11 European Parliament Election results, 1979-2009 |
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11.01 European Parliament Election 1979 |
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169 | (1) |
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11.02 European Parliament Election 1984 |
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170 | (1) |
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11.03 European Parliament Election 1989 |
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171 | (2) |
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11.04 European Parliament Election 1994 |
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173 | (1) |
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11.05 European Parliament Election 1999 |
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174 | (2) |
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11.06 European Parliament Election 2004 |
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176 | (1) |
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11.07 European Parliament Election 2009 |
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177 | (2) |
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12 European Parliament Election summary data, 1979-2009 |
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12.01 Summary Results of European Parliament Elections 1979-2009 |
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179 | (1) |
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12.02 Votes Cast at European Parliament Elections 1979-2009 |
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179 | (1) |
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12.03 Party Votes as Percentages of Electorate European Parliament Elections 1979-2009 (UK and GB) |
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179 | (1) |
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12.04 Conservative and Labour Votes as Percentages of Two-Party Votes European Parliament Elections 1979-2009 (GB) |
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180 | (1) |
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12.05 Conservative, Labour and Liberal Votes as Percentages of Three-Party Votes European Parliament Elections 1979-2009 (GB) |
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180 | (1) |
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12.06 Single Member Seats Won on a Minority Vote European Parliament Elections 1979-1994 (GB) |
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180 | (1) |
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12.07 Forfeited Deposits at European Parliament Elections 1979-2009 |
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180 | (1) |
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12.08 Women Elected at European Parliament Elections 1979-2009 |
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181 | (1) |
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12.09 Women Candidates at European Parliament Elections 1979-2009 |
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181 | (1) |
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13 Electorate and Electoral Administration, European Parliament Elections 1979-2009 |
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13.01 Electorate and Turnout at European Parliament Elections 1979-2009 |
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182 | (1) |
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13.02 Postal Ballot Papers - European Parliament Elections 1979-2009 |
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183 | (1) |
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13.03 Postal Ballot Papers (Summary) - European Parliament Elections 1979-2009 |
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184 | (1) |
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13.04 Spoilt Ballot Papers - European Parliament Elections 1979-2009 |
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185 | (1) |
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13.05 Polling Districts and Stations - European Parliament Elections 1979-2009 |
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186 | (1) |
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13.06 Candidates' Expenses - European Parliament Elections 1979-2009 |
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187 | (1) |
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14 European Parliament By-Election Results |
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14.01 European Parliament By-Elections 1979-1999 |
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187 | (4) |
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ELECTIONS WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM |
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15 General Election Results by Region and Nation, 1955-2010 |
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15.01 General Election Results in East Anglia 1955-1997 |
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191 | (1) |
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15.02 General Election Results in East Midlands 1955-1997 |
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192 | (1) |
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15.03 General Election Results in Greater London 1955-1997 |
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193 | (1) |
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15.04 General Election Results in Northern 1955-1997 |
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194 | (1) |
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15.05 General Election Results in North West 1955-1997 |
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195 | (1) |
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15.06 General Election Results in South East 1955-1997 |
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196 | (1) |
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15.07 General Election Results in South West 1955-1997 |
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197 | (1) |
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15.08 General Election Results in West Midlands 1955-1997 |
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198 | (1) |
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15.09 General Election Results in Yorkshire and Humberside1955-1997 |
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199 | (1) |
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15.10 General Election Results in England 1945-2010 |
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200 | (1) |
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15.11 General Election Results in Scotland 1945-2010 |
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201 | (2) |
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15.12 General Election Results in Wales 1945-2010 |
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203 | (1) |
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15.13 General Election Results in Northern Ireland 1974-2010 |
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204 | (1) |
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15.14 General Election Results in Government Office Regions 1992-2010 |
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205 | (5) |
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16 Elections in Major Urban Areas |
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16.01 Representation of the Major Towns 1950-2010 |
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210 | (3) |
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17.01 Northern Ireland Assembly Election 1998 |
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213 | (1) |
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17.02 Northern Ireland Assembly Election 2003 |
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213 | (1) |
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17.03 Northern Ireland Assembly Election 2007 |
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213 | (1) |
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17.04 Northern Ireland Assembly Election 2011 |
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214 | (1) |
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17.05 Scottish Parliament Election 1999 |
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214 | (1) |
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17.06 Scottish Parliament Election 2003 |
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215 | (1) |
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17.07 Scottish Parliament Election 2007 |
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215 | (1) |
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17.08 Scottish Parliament Election 2011 |
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216 | (1) |
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17.09 Welsh Assembly Election 1999 |
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216 | (1) |
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17.10 Welsh Assembly Election 2003 |
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217 | (1) |
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17.11 Welsh Assembly Election 2007 |
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218 | (1) |
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17.12 Welsh Assembly Election 2011 |
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218 | (1) |
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17.13 Greater London Authority Assembly Election 2000 |
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219 | (1) |
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17.14 Greater London Authority Assembly Election 2004 |
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219 | (1) |
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17.15 Greater London Authority Assembly Election 2008 |
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219 | (1) |
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17.16 Greater London Authority Assembly Election 2012 |
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219 | (4) |
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS (GB) |
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18 Local Government Election Turnout |
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18.01 Turnout at Local Government Elections (Summary) 1945-2012 |
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223 | (1) |
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18.02 Turnout Local Government Elections by Local Authority Type 1945-72 |
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224 | (2) |
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18.03 Turnout at Local Government Elections by Local Authority Type 1973-2012 |
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226 | (3) |
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19 Councillors and Council Control |
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19.01 Number of Councillors Returned (Summary) 1973-2012 |
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229 | (1) |
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19.02 Number of Councillors Returned by Local Authority Type 1973-2012 |
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230 | (3) |
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19.03 Party Political Control of Councils 1973-2012 |
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233 | (1) |
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19.04 Party Affiliation of Councillors 1973-2012 |
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234 | (1) |
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20.01 Referendums on Elected Mayors 2001-2012 |
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235 | (1) |
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20.02 Mayoral Elections 2000-2012 |
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236 | (2) |
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21 Local Government Elections - Miscellaneous Information |
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21.01 The Local Electoral Timetable 2012-2022 |
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238 | (1) |
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21.02 National Equivalent Vote at Local Government Elections 1979-2012 |
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238 | (3) |
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22 Referendums In the United Kingdom 1973-2011 |
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22.01 Referendum on Membership of European Economic Community 1975 (5 June) |
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241 | (1) |
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22.02 Referendum on Parliamentary Voting System 2011 (5 May) |
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242 | (1) |
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22.03 Referendum on Devolution for Scotland 1979 (1 March) |
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243 | (1) |
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22.04 Referendum on Establishment of Scottish Parliament 1997 (11 September) |
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244 | (1) |
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22.05 Referendum on Devolution for Wales 1979 (1 March) |
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245 | (1) |
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22.06 Referendum on Establishment of Welsh Assembly 1997 (18 September) |
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246 | (1) |
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22.07 Referendum on law-making powers of National Assembly for Wales 2011 (3 March) |
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246 | (1) |
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22.08 Referendum on Northern Ireland remaining part of the United Kingdom 1973 (8 March) |
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247 | (1) |
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22.09 Referendum on Northern Ireland Assembly and Associated Changes 1998 (22 May) |
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247 | (1) |
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22.10 Referendum on Establishment of Greater London Authority 1998 (7 May) |
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248 | (1) |
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22.11 Referendum on Establishment of a Regional Assembly for the North East Region 2004 (4 November) |
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249 | (4) |
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23 Parliamentary Electoral Irregularities 1832-2012 |
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23.01 Election Petitions 1832-2012 |
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253 | (2) |
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23.02 Undue Elections 1832-2012 |
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255 | (2) |
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23.03 Void Elections 1832-2012 |
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257 | (4) |
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23.04 Void Elections Caused by Returning Officer Irregularity 1832-2012 |
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261 | (1) |
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23.05 Successful Candidates Found to be Disqualified 1832-2012 |
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262 | (3) |
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24 Public Opinion Polls at General Elections 1945-2010 |
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24.01 Predicting General Election Results 1945-2010 (GB) |
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265 | (2) |
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24.02 Final Polls Compared With Winning Party and Lead at General Elections 1945-2010 (GB) |
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267 | (1) |
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24.03 Overall Record at General Elections 1945-2010 (GB) |
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268 | (1) |
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25 Public Opinion Polls - Monthly Data 1945-2012 |
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25.01 Voting Intention (Gallup) 1945-1979 |
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269 | (8) |
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25.02 Voting Intention/Satisfaction Ratings/Economic Optimism (MORI) 1979-2012 |
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277 | (10) |
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25.03 Voting Intention in Scotland 1974-2005 (System 3 Polls) |
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287 | (8) |
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25.04 Voting Intention in Scotland 2006-12 (Westminster elections) |
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295 | (1) |
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25.05 Voting Intention in Scotland 2006-12 (Holyrood elections) |
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296 | (3) |
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299 | (8) |
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Election Records and Trivia |
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Election Records and Trivia 1918-2012 |
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301 | (6) |
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