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The 1950 United Kingdom general election was the first to be held after a full term of a majority Labour government. The general election was held on Thursday 23 February 1950, and was also the first to be held following the abolition of plural voting and university constituencies .
The 1950 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 23 February 1950. It was the first election to be held after the abolition of plural voting and university constituencies in addition to a reorganization of constituencies by the House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1949 .
23 February – First televised report of general election results in the UK with coverage of the 1950 United Kingdom general election, although the footage is not recorded. Richard Dimbleby hosts the BBC coverage of the election which he will do again for the 1951 , 1955 , 1959 and the 1964 United Kingdom general elections (and he or members ...
This article lists the Labour Party's election results from the 1945 United Kingdom general election until 1955, including by-elections. All candidates were sponsored, in some cases by the Divisional Labour Party (noted as "Constituency").
United Kingdom general elections (elections for the House of Commons) have occurred in the United Kingdom since the first in 1802.The members of the 1801–1802 Parliament had been elected to the former Parliament of Great Britain and Parliament of Ireland, before being co-opted to serve in the first Parliament of the United Kingdom, so that Parliament is not included in the table below.
1950 United Kingdom local elections (2 C) Pages in category "1950 elections in the United Kingdom" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
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This is a complete list of members of Parliament elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom at the 1950 general election, held on 23 February 1950.. Notable newcomers to the House of Commons included Edward Heath, Horace King, Fred Mulley, Bernard Braine, Harry Hylton-Foster, Iain Macleod, Gerald Nabarro, Reginald Maudling, Robert Carr, Bill Deedes, Enoch Powell, David Ormsby-Gore ...