British general election 1950
(in %)
%
50
40
30th
20th
10
0
46.1
40.0
9.1
3.4
1.4
Gains and losses
The 1950 British General Election of February 23, 1950 was the first election after a Labor-led legislature.
A significant change compared to the general election of 1945 was the abolition of the 12 university constituencies and the multiple voting rights for land and business owners (property owners), who were allowed to vote at their place of residence as well as at the place of their property, in 1948.
The election resulted in a wafer-thin majority of 5 seats for Labor. The party then called new elections for 1951.
Election results
Political party | be right | Seats | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
number | % | +/- | number | +/- | ||
Labor Party | 13.266.176 | 46.1 | −3.6 | 315 | −78 | |
Conservative party | 11,507,061 | 40.0 | +3.8 | 282 | +85 | |
Liberal party | 2,621,487 | 9.1 | +0.1 | 9 | −3 | |
National Liberal Party | 985.343 | 3.4 | +0.5 | 16 | +5 | |
Communist Party of Great Britain | 91,765 | 0.3 | −0.1 | - | −2 | |
Nationalist Party (Northern Ireland) | 65.211 | 0.2 | −0.2 | 2 | - | |
Irish Labor Party | 52,715 | 0.2 | +0.2 | - | - | |
Independent | 50,299 | 0.2 | - | - | - | |
Independent Labor | 26,395 | 0.1 | - | - | - | |
Independent Conservative | 24,732 | 0.1 | - | - | - | |
Sinn Féin | 23,362 | 0.1 | +0.1 | - | - | |
Plaid Cymru | 17,580 | 0.1 | - | - | - | |
Independent liberal | 15,066 | 0.1 | - | 1 | - | |
Scottish National Party | 9,708 | 0.0 | −0.1 | - | - | |
Others | 14,224 | 0.0 | - | - | - | |
total | 28,771,124 | 100.0 | 625 | |||
Eligible voters | 34.412.255 | |||||
voter turnout | 83.9% | |||||
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See also
- United Kingdom Political System
- History of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland # Since World War II
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b General Election Results 1885–1979 United Kingdom Election Results (English)