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| x United Kingdom general election, 1874 |
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Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield | Conservative Party |
In the 1874 United Kingdom general election, the Liberals, led by William Ewart Gladstone, won a majority of the votes cast, but Benjamin Disraeli's Conservatives won the majority of seats in the House of Commons, largely because they won a number...
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| x Irish general election, 1927 |
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The Irish general election of June 1927 was held on 9 June 1927. The newly elected members of the 5th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on 23 June when the new President of the Executive Council and Executive Council of the Irish Free State were...
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| x Irish general election, 1932 |
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The Irish general election of 1932 was held on 16 February 1932, just over two weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on 29 January. The newly elected 153 members of the 7th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on 9 March 1932 when the new President of...
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| x Latvian parliamentary election, 2002 |
Parliamentary elections were held in Latvia on 5 October 2002. The New Era Party emerged as the largest party in the Saeima, winning 26 of the 100 seats.
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| x Nauruan parliamentary election, 2004 |
Parliamentary elections were held in Nauru on 23 October 2004. Non-partisan followers of Ludwig Scotty won a majority, and he was elected President by the parliament (the Nauruan president is effectively a Prime Minister as he is also an MP, as is...
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| x Canadian federal election, 2008 |
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Stephen Harper | Conservative Party of Canada |
The 2008 Canadian federal election (more formally, the 40th Canadian General Election) was held on Tuesday, October 14, 2008 to elect members to the Canadian House of Commons of the 40th Canadian Parliament after the previous parliament had been...
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| x Australian legislative election, 2007 |
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Kevin Rudd | Australian Labor Party |
Federal elections for the Parliament of Australia were held on Saturday 24 November 2007 after a 39 day campaign, in which 13.6 million Australians were enrolled to vote. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 of the seats in the 76...
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| x Australian legislative election, 2004 |
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John Howard | National Party of Australia |
Federal elections were held in Australia on 9 October 2004. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 seats in the 76-member Senate were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Prime Minister of Australia John...
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| x Australian legislative election, 2001 |
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John Howard | National Party of Australia |
Federal elections were held in Australia on 10 November 2001. All 150 seats in the House of Representatives and 40 seats in the 76-member Senate were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Prime Minister of Australia John...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1853 |
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The 1853 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the Parliament of New Zealand's 1st term. It was the first national election ever held in New Zealand, although Parliament did not yet have full authority to...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1855 |
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The 1855 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the Parliament of New Zealand's 2nd term. It was the second national election ever held in New Zealand, and the first one which elected a Parliament that had full...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1866 |
The New Zealand general election of 1866 was held between 12 February and 6 April to elect 70 MPs to the fourth term of the Parliament of New Zealand. 13,196 votes were cast.
In 1867 four Māori electorates were created, initially as a temporary...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1871 |
The New Zealand general election of 1871 was held between 14 January and 23 February to elect 78 MPs across 72 electorates to the fifth session of the Parliament of New Zealand. 41,527 electors were registered.
1871 was the first general election to...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1879 |
The New Zealand general election of 1879 was held between 28 August and 15 September to elect a total of 88 MPs to the 7th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 8 September. A total of 82,271 (66.5%) European voters...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1881 |
The New Zealand general election of 1881 was held 9 December to elect a total of 95 MPs to the 8th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 8 December. A total number of 120,972 (66.5%) voters turned out to vote.
1881 was...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1884 |
The New Zealand general election of 1884 was held on 22 July to elect a total of 95 MPs to the 9th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 21 July. A total number of 137,686 (60.6%) voters turned out to vote.
Prior to the...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1887 |
The New Zealand general election of 1887 was held on 26 September to elect 95 MPs to the tenth session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Māori vote was held on 7 September. 175,410 votes (67.1% turnout) were cast.
1887 was the year the Independent...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1890 |
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The New Zealand general election of 1890 was one of New Zealand's most significant. It marked the beginning of party politics in New Zealand with the formation of the First Liberal government, which was to enact major welfare, labour and electoral...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1893 |
The New Zealand general election of 1893 was held on Tuesday, 28 November in the general electorates, and on Wednesday, 20 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 74 MPs to the 12th session of the New Zealand Parliament. A total number...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1896 |
The New Zealand general election of 1896 was held on Wednesday, 4 December in the general electorates, and on Thursday, 19 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 74 MPs to the 13th session of the Parliament of New Zealand. A total...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1899 |
The New Zealand general election of 1899 was held on Wednesday, 6 December in the general electorates, and on Tuesday, 19 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 74 MPs to the 14th session of the Parliament of New Zealand. A total...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1902 |
The New Zealand general election of 1902 was held on Tuesday, 25 November in the general electorates, and on Monday, 22 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 15th session of the Parliament of New Zealand. A total number...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1905 |
The New Zealand general election of 1905 was held on Wednesday, 6 December in the general electorates, and on Wednesday, 20 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 16th session of the Parliament of New Zealand. A total...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1908 |
The New Zealand general election of 1908 was held on Tuesday, 17 November, 24 November and 1 December in the general electorates, and on Wednesday, 2 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 17th session of the New Zealand...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1911 |
The New Zealand general election of 1911 was held on Thursday, 7 and 14 December in the general electorates, and on Tuesday, 19 December in the Māori electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 18th session of the Parliament of New Zealand. A...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1914 |
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The New Zealand general election of 1914 was held on 10 December to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 19th session of the New Zealand Parliament. The Maori vote was held on 11 December. A total number of 616,043 voters were registered, of which 84.7%...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1919 |
The New Zealand general election of 1919 was held on Tuesday, 16 December in the Māori electorates, and on Wednesday, 17 December in the general electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 20th session of the Parliament of New Zealand. A total...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1922 |
The New Zealand general election of 1922 was held on Monday, 6 December in the Māori electorates, and on Tuesday, 7 December in the general electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 21st session of the Parliament of New Zealand. A total number...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1925 |
The New Zealand general election of 1925 was held 4 November (the Māori vote had taken place the previous day) to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 22nd session of the Parliament of New Zealand. A total number of 678,877 (90.02%) voters turned out to...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1928 |
The New Zealand general election of 1928 was held on Tuesday, 13 November in the Māori electorates, and on Wednesday, 14 November in the general electorates to elect a total of 80 MPs to the 23rd session of the Parliament of New Zealand. A total of...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1931 |
The 1931 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the Parliament of New Zealand's 24th term. It resulted in the newly formed coalition between the United Party and the Reform Party remaining in office as the...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1935 |
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The 1935 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the Parliament of New Zealand's 25th term. It resulted in the Labour Party's first electoral victory, with Michael Joseph Savage becoming the first Labour Prime...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1938 |
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The 1938 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the Parliament of New Zealand's 26th term. It resulted in the governing Labour Party being re-elected, although the newly-founded National Party gained a certain...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1943 |
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The 1943 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the Parliament of New Zealand's 27th term. With the onset of World War II, elections were initially postponed, but it was eventually decided to hold a general...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1946 |
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The 1946 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the Parliament of New Zealand's 28th term. It saw the governing Labour Party re-elected, but by a substantially narrower margin than in the three previous...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1949 |
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The 1949 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the Parliament of New Zealand's 29th term. It saw the governing Labour Party defeated by the opposition National Party. This marked the end of the First Labour...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1951 |
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The 1951 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the Parliament of New Zealand's 30th term. It saw the governing National Party remain in office, increasing its lead over the opposition Labour Party.
The National...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1954 |
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The 1954 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the Parliament of New Zealand's 31st term. It saw the governing National Party remain in office, but with a slightly reduced majority. It also saw the debut of the...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1957 |
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The 1957 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the Parliament of New Zealand's 32nd term. It saw the governing National Party narrowly defeated by the Labour Party. The 1957 elections marked the beginning of...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1960 |
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The 1960 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the Parliament of New Zealand's 33rd term. It saw the governing Labour Party defeated by the National Party, putting an end to the short second Labour government....
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| x New Zealand general election, 1963 |
The 1963 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the Parliament of New Zealand's 34th term. The results were almost identical to those for the previous election, and the governing National Party remained in...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1966 |
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The 1966 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the Parliament of New Zealand's 35th term. It saw the governing National Party win a third consecutive term in office. It was also the first time since the 1943...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1978 |
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The 1978 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to elect the 39th New Zealand Parliament. It saw the governing National Party, led by Robert Muldoon, retain office, although the opposition Labour Party managed to win the largest share of...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1981 |
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The 1981 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the 40th Parliament of New Zealand. It saw the governing National Party, led by Robert Muldoon, win a third term in office, although the opposition Labour Party,...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1984 |
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The 1984 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the 41st Parliament of New Zealand. It marked the beginning of the Fourth Labour Government, with David Lange's Labour Party defeating long-serving Prime Minister...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1987 |
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The 1987 New Zealand general election was a nationwide vote to determine the shape of the 43rd sitting of the Parliament of New Zealand. The governing New Zealand Labour Party, led by Prime Minister David Lange, was re-elected for a second term,...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1990 |
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The 1990 New Zealand general election was held on 27 October to determine the composition of the 43rd New Zealand parliament. The governing Labour Party was defeated, ending its controversial two terms in office. The National Party, led by Jim...
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| x New Zealand general election, 1993 |
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The 1993 New Zealand general election was held on 6 November 1993 to determine the composition of the 44th New Zealand Parliament. It saw the governing National Party, led by Jim Bolger, win a second term in office, despite a major swing back...
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| x South Australian legislative election, 2002 |
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Mike Rann | Australian Labor Party |
State elections were held in South Australia on 9 February 2002. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Premier of South Australia Rob Kerin was defeated by the...
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| x Victorian legislative election, 2006 |
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Steve Bracks | Australian Labor Party |
An election for the 56th Parliament of Victoria took place on Saturday, 25 November 2006. Just over 3 million Victorians registered to vote elected 88 members to the Legislative Assembly and, for the first time, 40 members to the Legislative Council...
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| x South Australian legislative election, 2006 |
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Mike Rann | Australian Labor Party |
The state election for the 51st Parliament of South Australia was held in the Australian state of South Australia on 18 March 2006, and was conducted by the independent State Electoral Office.
The centre-left Australian Labor Party, elected in 2002...
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| x South Australian legislative election, 1997 |
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State elections were held in South Australia on 11 October 1997. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Premier of South Australia John Olsen defeated the...
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| x South Australian general election, 1989 |
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State elections were held in Australia on 25 November 1989. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Premier of South Australia John Bannon defeated the Liberal Party of...
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| x South Australian general election, 1985 |
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State elections were held in Australia on 7 December 1985. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Premier of South Australia John Bannon defeated the Liberal Party of...
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| x South Australian general election, 1982 |
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State elections were held in Australia on 6 November 1982. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal Party of Australia led by Premier of South Australia David Tonkin was defeated by the...
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| x South Australian general election, 1979 |
State elections were held in Australia on 15 September 1979. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Premier of South Australia Des Corcoran was defeated by the Liberal...
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| x South Australian general election, 1977 |
State elections were held in South Australia on 17 September 1977. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Premier of South Australia Don Dunstan defeated the Liberal...
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| x South Australian general election, 1975 |
State elections were held in Australia on 12 July 1975. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Premier of South Australia Don Dunstan defeated the Liberal Party of...
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| x South Australian general election, 1973 |
State elections were held in Australia on 10 March 1973. All 47 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Australian Labor Party led by Premier of South Australia Don Dunstan defeated the Liberal and Country...
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| x South Australian state election, 1938 |
State elections were held in Australia on 19 March 1938. All 39 seats in the South Australian House of Assembly were up for election. The incumbent Liberal and Country League government led by Premier of South Australia Richard L. Butler defeated...
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