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1945 United Kingdom general election

1945 United Kingdom general election
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A general election was held in the United Kingdom on Thursday 5 July 1945. With the ongoing Second World War still fresh in the minds of voters, the opposition Labour Party led by Clement Attlee won a landslide victory with a majority of 146 seats, defeating the incumbent Conservative-led government under Prime…

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Timeline

  1. 1940 United States presidential electionNovember 5, 1940
  2. 1944 United States presidential electionNovember 7, 1944
  3. 1945 United Kingdom general election (this page)July 5, 1945
  4. 1948 United States presidential electionNovember 2, 1948
  5. 1949 West German federal electionAugust 14, 1949
  6. 1950 United Kingdom general electionFebruary 23, 1950

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