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The elections of the 1990s and 2000s (decade) also saw a proliferation of smaller parties, with more parties standing at the 2005 general election than ever before. [2] Voter turnout also fell during this period, with the 2001 election seeing a post-World War II low of 59.4%.
The first Roman Catholic general election victors in the UK Parliament were at the 1830 general election. They included Daniel O'Connell and James Patrick Mahon in Clare. The first Quaker general election victor was Edward Pease at the 1832 general election. The first Moravian general election victor was Charles Hindley at the 1835 general ...
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.
The Tories’ share of the vote, 23.7%, is the lowest for the party at any general election in its history. The previous low was 30.7% in 1997. UK general election vote shares since 1979 (PA Graphics)
The highest ever turnout at a general election since the Second World War was 83.9% in 1950. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to ...
General elections in the United Kingdom are organised using first-past-the-post voting. The Conservative Party, which won a majority at the 2019 general election, included pledges in its manifesto to remove the 15-year limit on voting for British citizens living abroad, and to introduce a voter identification requirement in Great Britain. [86]
Turnout increased to 83.9%, the highest turnout in a UK general election under universal suffrage, [1] and representing an increase of more than 11% in comparison to 1945. It was also the first general election to be covered on television, although no recording was made of the live broadcast, which was the standard practice at the time.
UK parliamentary election results, 1950–2024 UK general elections by popular vote (in millions, since 1945). United Kingdom general elections are held following a dissolution of Parliament. All the members of Parliament (MPs) forming the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are elected.