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General Election Government

Great Britain · Government / Labour Party Government. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

4Records
1945–1966Date range
3Named people
4Places

Chronological records

1945

Richard Howard Stafford Crossman5 July 1945

Coventry · Government / Labour Party Government

Government context for this general election: Wins the newly created Coventry East constituency at the Labour general election victory.

1950

Michael Mackintosh Foot23 February 1950

Plymouth · Government / Labour Party Government

Government context for this general election: Retains Plymouth Devonport for Labour at the 1950 general election.

1966

Michael Mackintosh Foot31 March 1966

Ebbw Vale · Government / Labour Party Government

Government context for this general election: Retains Ebbw Vale for Labour during Harold Wilson's strengthened parliamentary majority.

Roy Harris Jenkins31 March 1966

Birmingham · Government / Labour Party Government

Government context for this general election: Retains Birmingham Stechford while continuing as Home Secretary after Labour's victory.

Names involved

Michael Mackintosh FootRichard Howard Stafford CrossmanRoy Harris Jenkins

Provenance

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