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United Kingdom general election, 1950
| 1945 election |
| 1950 election |
| 1951 election |
The United Kingdom general election in 1950 was the first general election ever after a full term of a Labour government.
Labour got in with an unworkably slim majority (of 5), and were forced to call another general election in 1951.
| Party | Votes | Seats | Loss/Gain | Share of Vote (%) |
| Labour | 13,266,176 | 315 | - 78 | 46.1 |
| Conservative | 11,507,061 | 282 | + 85 | 40.0 |
| Liberal | 2,621,487 | 9 | - 3 | 9.1 |
| National Liberal | 985,343 | 16 | + 5 | 3.4 |
| Communist | 91,765 | 0 | - 2 | 0.3 |
| Irish Nationalist | 65,211 | 2 | - 2 | 0.2 |
| Irish Labour | 52,715 | 0 | 0.2 | |
| Independent | 50,299 | 0 | 0.2 | |
| Independent Labour | 26,395 | 0 | 0.1 | |
| Independent Conservative | 24,732 | 0 | 0.1 | |
| Sinn Féin | 23,362 | 0 | 0.1 | |
| Plaid Cymru | 17,580 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Independent Liberal | 15,066 | 1 | - 1 | 0.1 |
| SNP | 9,708 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Anti-Partition | 5,084 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| ILP | 4,112 | 0 | - 3 | 0.0 |
Total votes cast: 28,771,124. All parties with more than 2,000 votes shown. Conservative total includes Ulster Unionists.
Last updated: 06-02-2005 23:25:53
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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