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The UK general election held on 14th November 1935 resulted in a large, though reduced, majority for the National Government now led by Stanley Baldwin. The great bulk of this, as before, were Conservative seats, while the National Liberal vote held steady. The National Labour vote collapsed, and even leader Ramsay MacDonald lost his seat. The UK general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was the last in the United Kingdom not held on a Thursday. ... Clement Attlee Winston Churchill The United Kingdom General Election of 1945 held on 5 July 1945 but not counted and declared until 26 July 1945 (due to the time it took to transport the votes of those serving overseas) was one of the most significant general elections of the 20th... Rt Honorable Stanley Baldwin File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Rt Honorable Stanley Baldwin File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, KG, PC (3 August 1867â€“14 December 1947) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on three separate occasions. ... Clement Atlee File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Clement Atlee File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC (3 January 1883â€“8 October 1967) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951. ... (Redirected from 14th November) November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... In the United Kingdom the term National Government is in an abstract sense used to refer to a coalition of some or all major political parties. ... Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, KG, PC (3 August 1867â€“14 December 1947) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on three separate occasions. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom and the most successful party in political history based on election victories. ... James Ramsay MacDonald (12 October 1866â€“9 November 1937) was a British politician and twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ...

Labour, under what was internally regarded as the caretaker leadership of Clement Attlee, made large gains over their very poor position in the 1931 general election, but the Liberals lost further ground. The Labour Party has since its formation in the early 20th century been the principal left wing political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... Clement Richard Attlee, 1st Earl Attlee, KG, OM, CH, PC (3 January 1883â€“8 October 1967) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1945 to 1951. ... The UK general election on Tuesday 27 October 1931 was the last in the United Kingdom not held on a Thursday. ... The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the 1920s, and a third party of varying strength and importance up to 1988, when it merged with the Social Democratic Party (the SDP) to form a new party which would become...

The Independent Labour Party stood separately from Labour for the first time since 1895, while the Scottish National Party contested their first election and the Communist Party gained their first parliamentary seat in almost ten years, West Fife. The Independent Labour Party (ILP) was a former political party in the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election of 1895 was held from 13th July - 7th August 1895. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ... Fife West was a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 until 1974. ...

The major election issues were the continuing unemployment problems and the role of the League of Nations, particularly as regarded Japan. An 1837 political cartoon about unemployment in the United States. ... The League of Nations was an international organization founded after the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. ...

Due to the Second World War, the House elected in this election was to sit until 1945. Mushroom cloud from the nuclear explosion over Nagasaki rising 18 km into the air. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...

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Total votes cast: 20,991,488. All parties shown. Conservatives include Ulster Unionists. Seats won by the ILP are compared with those won by ILP candidates within Labour in the previous parliament. The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom and the most successful party in political history based on election victories. ... The Labour Party has since its formation in the early 20th century been the principal left wing political party in the United Kingdom (see British politics). ... The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the 1920s, and a third party of varying strength and importance up to 1988, when it merged with the Social Democratic Party (the SDP) to form a new party which would become... National Liberal Party was a name used by two groups of politicians, who had formerly been associated with the Liberal Party. ... This article is about the political party that existed from 1931-1945. ... The Independent Labour Party (ILP) was a former political party in the United Kingdom. ... National governments or national unity governments are broad coalition governments consisting of all parties (or all major parties) in the legislature and are often formed during times of war or national emergency. ... The Nationalist Party, an Irish political party, existed under various forms from 1874 to 1978. ... In Scotland, the Scottish National Party (SNP) is a centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish independence. ... The Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) was the largest communist party in the United Kingdom. ... The Liverpool Protestant Party (LPP) were a minor political party operating in the city of Liverpool in northwest England. ... The Social Credit Party of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was a political party in the United Kingdom. ... Plaid, in full Plaid Cymru (pronounced IPA: ) â€“ The Party of Wales, is the principal nationalist political party in Wales. ... This article is about politics that is a conjunction of Christianity and Socialism. ... The Ulster Unionist Party (UUP, sometimes referred to as the Official Unionist Party or OUP) is a political party in Northern Ireland representing the unionist community, and was the party of government in Northern Ireland between 1921 and 1972. ...

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This is a complete list of members of Parliament elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom on 14 November 1935, for the 37th Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

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