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1945 - The Labour Party wins the United Kingdom general election of July 5 by a landslide,

Only in the U.K. (or the U.S.) would 49.7% of the vote be called a landslide...

by gk (g k quattro due due sette "at" gmail.com) on Mon Jul 26th, 2010 at 03:17:27 AM EST
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the joy of first past the post.

Labour lost the next election despite getting more votes than the victors.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Mon Jul 26th, 2010 at 06:52:02 AM EST
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Hmm... Also in France and Spain you can win a landslide with less than 50% of the votes.

By laying out pros and cons we risk inducing people to join the debate, and losing control of a process that only we fully understand. - Alan Greenspan
by Migeru (migeru at eurotrib dot com) on Mon Jul 26th, 2010 at 07:03:01 AM EST
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Yep: about 35% of the nationwide vote can secure a majority of seats at the National Assembly.

It has already happened in the past, to the PS in 1981, 2007 and, more recently, to the UMP in 2007.

Europeans think a hundred miles is a long way. Americans think a hundred years is a long time.

by Bernard on Mon Jul 26th, 2010 at 07:20:22 AM EST
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