1966 United Kingdom general election
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The 1966 United Kingdom general election happened on 31 March 1966. The Labour Party won with a landslide win. The Prime Minister Harold Wilson stayed in power.
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All 630 seats in the House of Commons 316 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Wilson decided to call a snap election because his government had a small majority. This made it hard for them to make new laws. This was the last general election with a voting age of 21. After the Representation of the People Act, 18 year-olds were allowed to vote in elections.[1]
1966 United Kingdom General Election Media
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Republican Labour Party: 1 seat
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References
- ↑ "1969 Representation of the People Act". UK Parliament. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
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