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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. It was also the first election to be held after a ...
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.
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.
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A general election was held in the United Kingdom on Thursday 23 February 1950, and all 71 seats in Scotland were contested. [1] The Labour Party won a plurality of votes and a majority of seats within Scotland. When combined with results from across the UK the Labour government of Clement Attlee was
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 ...