British General Election 1959
(in %)
%
50
40
30th
20th
10
0
46.6
43.9
5.9
2.7
0.9
Gains and losses
The British general election in 1959 took place on October 8, 1959. When choosing the deputies were for the lower house (House of Commons) redefined.
Electoral system
The simple majority voting system was used for voting . There was no threshold clause .
Election result
The Conservative Party took an almost identical result compared to the previous 46.6 percent general election of 1955 a. This enabled her to defend her absolute majority. The Labor Party suffered significant losses. The Liberal Party was able to win the most votes .
Political party | be right | Seats | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
number | % | +/- | number | +/- | ||
Conservative party | 12,985,081 | 46.6 | - | 345 | +21 | |
Labor Party | 12.216.172 | 43.9 | −2.5 | 258 | −19 | |
Liberal party | 1,640,760 | 5.9 | +3.2 | 6th | - | |
National Liberal Party | 765.794 | 2.7 | −0.4 | 20th | −1 | |
Plaid Cymru | 77,571 | 0.3 | +0.1 | - | - | |
Sinn Féin | 63,415 | 0.2 | −0.4 | - | −2 | |
Communist Party of Great Britain | 30,896 | 0.1 | - | - | - | |
Scottish National Party | 21,738 | 0.1 | +0.1 | - | - | |
Independent Labor Group | 20,062 | 0.1 | - | - | - | |
Independent Conservative | 14,118 | 0.0 | - | 1 | - | |
Others | 27,045 | 0.1 | - | - | - | |
total | 27,862,652 | 100.0 | 630 | |||
Eligible voters | 35.397.304 | |||||
voter turnout | 78.7% | |||||
Source: |
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b General Election Results 1885–1979 United Kingdom Election Results (English)