British General Election 1959

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(in %)

 %

50

40

30th

20th

10

0

46.6

43.9

5.9

2.7

0.9

Tories

Labor

Liberals

NLP

Otherwise.

Gains and losses

compared to 1955

 % p

   4th

   2

   0

  -2

  -4

± 0.0

-2.5

+3.2

-0.4

-0.3

Tories

Labor

Liberals

NLP

Otherwise.

258

6th

20th

345

1

258 6th 20th 345 1 

A total of 630 seats

• Labor : 258
• Liberals : 6
• NLP : 20
• Tories : 345
• Otherwise: 1

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 .

Results by constituency

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

• United Kingdom Political System

Individual evidence

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