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1979 United Kingdom general election

1979 United Kingdom general election
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A general election was held in the United Kingdom on Thursday 3 May 1979 to elect 635 members to the House of Commons. The election was held following the defeat of the Labour government in a no-confidence motion on 28 March 1979, six months before the Parliament was due for dissolution in October 1979.

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Timeline

  1. 1977 Spanish general electionJune 15, 1977
  2. 1979 European Parliament electionJune 1979
  3. 1979 United Kingdom general election (this page)May 3, 1979
  4. 1980 United States presidential electionNovember 4, 1980
  5. 1980 West German federal electionOctober 5, 1980
  6. 1981 French presidential electionMay 10, 1981

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