British general election 1950

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(in %)

 %

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

46.1

40.0

9.1

3.4

1.4

Labor

Tories

Liberals

NLP

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 1945

 % p

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

-3.6

+3.8

+0.1

+0.5

-2.5

Labor

Tories

Liberals

NLP

Otherwise.

315

9

16

3

282

315 9 16 3 282 

A total of 625 seats

• Labor : 315
• Liberals : 9
• LNP : 16
• Otherwise: 3
• Tories : 282

Constituency results

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%
Source:

See also

• United Kingdom Political System
• History of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland # Since World War II

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} General Election Results 1885–1979 United Kingdom Election Results (English)