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1987 United Kingdom general election

← 1983 11 June 1987 1992 →
← outgoing members elected members →
All 650 seats in the House of Commons 326 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout	75.3%, 2.6%
First party Second party   Leader Neil Kinnock Margaret Thatcher Party Labour Conservative Alliance Progressive Alliance n/a Leader since 2 October 1983 11 February 1975 Leader's seat Islwyn Finchley Last election 209 seats, 27.6% SDP-Liberal Alliance: 23 seats, 25.4% Green: 0 seats, 0.2% 397 seats, 42.4% Seats won 387 Labour: 323 Liberal: 41 SDP: 23 Green: 0 240 [a] Seat change Labour: 114 Liberal: 24 SDP: 17 157 Popular vote 17,371,440 13,760,583 Percentage 53.4% 42.2% Swing n/a 0.2%
Prime Minister before election Margaret Thatcher Conservative Prime Minister after election Neil Kinnock Progressive Alliance

2010 United Kingdom general election

← 2005 6 May 2010 (2010-05-06) 2015 →
← outgoing members elected members →
All 650 seats in the House of Commons 326 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout	65.1% (3.7%)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Gordon Brown David Cameron Nick Clegg Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Leader since 24 June 2007 6 December 2005 18 December 2007 Leader's seat Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath Witney Sheffield Hallam Last election 355 seats, 35.2% 198 seats, 32.4% 62 seats, 22.0% Seats before 349 193 62 Seats won 272 268 82 Seat change 77 ‡ 75‡ 20‡ Popular vote 8,906,281 10,004,722 8,193,778 Percentage 30.0% 33.7% 27.6% Swing 5.2 pp 1.3 pp 5.6 pp
Prime Minister before election Gordon Brown Labour Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister after negotiations Gordon Brown (Labour) Nick Clegg (Liberal Democrat)

The Right Honourable Gordon Brown
Brown as PM, c. 2009
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 June 2017
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Boris Johnson
In office 27 June 2007 – 11 May 2010
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Tony Blair
Succeeded by	David Cameron
Leader of the Labour Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 September 2016
Deputy	Tom Watson
Preceded by	John McDonnell
In office 24 June 2007 – 11 May 2010
Deputy	Harriet Harman
Preceded by	Tony Blair
Succeeded by	Ed Miliband
Leader of the Opposition
In office 24 September 2016 – 13 June 2017
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	John McDonnell
Succeeded by	Boris Johnson
Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office 2 May 1997 – 27 June 2007
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Kenneth Clarke
Succeeded by	Alistair Darling
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
In office 5 November 2014 – 12 September 2015
Leader	Ed Miliband
Preceded by	Yvette Cooper
Succeeded by	Hillary Benn
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
In office 8 October 2010 – 5 November 2014
Leader	Ed Miliband
Preceded by	Douglas Alexander
Succeeded by	Mary Creagh
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office 24 July 1992 – 2 May 1997
Leader	John Smith Margaret Beckett (Acting) Tony Blair
Shadowing	Norman Lamont Kenneth Clarke
Preceded by	John Smith
Succeeded by	Kenneth Clarke
Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
In office 2 November 1989 – 24 July 1992
Leader	Neil Kinnock
Shadowing	Nicholas Ridley Peter Lilley Michael Heseltine
Preceded by	Bryan Gould
Succeeded by	Robin Cook
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
In office 13 July 1987 – 2 November 1989
Leader	Neil Kinnock
Shadowing	John Major Norman Lamont
Preceded by	Bryan Gould
Succeeded by	Margaret Beckett
Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath Dunfermline East (1983–2005)
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 June 1983
Preceded by	Dick Douglas (Dunfermline)
Personal details
Born	James Gordon Brown (1951-02-20) 20 February 1951 (age 73) Giffnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Sarah Macaulay ​ (m. 2000)​
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh (BA 1971, MA 1972, PhD 1982)
Signature

The Right Honourable The Lord Owen CH PC FRCP
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In office 11 June 1985 – 9 October 1986
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Margaret Thatcher
Succeeded by	Albert Booth
Leader of the Opposition
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Albert Booth Jo Richardson
In office 10 October 1986 – 6 October 1993
Preceded by	Albert Booth
Succeeded by	Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler
Leader of the Free Democratic Party
In office 23 September 1986 – 6 October 1993
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Christopher Brocklebank-Fowler
First Secretary of State
In office 7 May 1984 – 11 June 1985
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Barbara Castle (1970)
Succeeded by	Stan Orme
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
In office 21 February 1977 – 4 May 1979
Prime Minister	James Callaghan
Preceded by	Anthony Crosland
Succeeded by	The Lord Carrington
In office 7 May 1984 – 11 June 1985
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher
Preceded by	Francis Pym
Succeeded by	John Cartwright
Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic Party
In office October 1982 – 6 May 1984
Leader	Roy Jenkins
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Shadow Secretary of State for Energy
In office 14 July 1979 – 4 November 1980
Leader	James Callaghan
Preceded by	Tom King
Succeeded by	Merlyn Rees
Shadow Foreign Secretary
In office 4 May 1979 – 14 July 1979
Leader	James Callaghan
Preceded by	Francis Pym
Succeeded by	Peter Shore
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
In office 10 September 1976 – 21 February 1977
Prime Minister	James Callaghan
Preceded by	Roy Hattersley
Succeeded by	Frank Judd
Minister of State for Health and Social Security
In office 26 July 1974 – 10 September 1976
Prime Minister	Harold Wilson
Preceded by	???
Succeeded by	Roland Moyle
Member of Parliament for Plymouth Devonport
In office 28 February 1974 – 4 May 1994
Preceded by	Joan Vickers
Succeeded by	David Jamieson
Member of Parliament for Plymouth Sutton
In office 31 March 1966 – 28 February 1974
Preceded by	Ian Fraser
Succeeded by	Alan Clark
Personal details
Born	(1938-07-02) 2 July 1938 (age 85) Plympton, England
Political party	Labour (Before 1981) Social Democratic (1981–1983) Independent (1983–1986) Free Democrat (1986–Present)
Other political affiliations	SDP–Liberal Alliance (1981–1983)
Spouse	Deborah Schabert
Children	3
Alma mater	Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge King's College London

Danish Folketing election, 1945

← 1943 30 October 1945 1947 →
All 149 seats to the Folketing 75 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Aksel Larsen Hans Hedtoft Knud Kristensen Party Communists Social Democrats Venstre Last election banned 66 seats, 44.5% 28 seats, 18.7% Seats won 52 37 19 Seat change 52 29 9 Popular vote 719,360 513,828 256,914 Percentage 35.0% 25.0% 12.5%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Jørgen Jørgensen Oluf Pedersen Christmas Møller Party Social Liberals Justice Conservatives Last election 13 seats, 8.7% 2 seats, 1.6% 31 seats, 12.0% Seats won 15 15 11 Seat change 2 13 20 Popular vote 205,531 205,325 154,148 Percentage 10.0% 10.0% 7.5%
Prime Minister before election Vilhelm Buhl Social Democratic Party Prime Minister-elect Aksel Larsen Communists

Austrian legislative election, 1945

← 1930 25 November 1945 1949 →
165 seats in the National Council of Austria 83 seats were needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Karl Renner Johann Koplenig Leopold Figl Party SPÖ KPÖ ÖVP Leader since 1918 1945 1945 Seats won 71 51 41 Popular vote 1,394,376 1,006,905 852,046 Percentage 42.9% 31.0% 26.2%
Chancellor before election Karl Renner SPÖ Elected Chancellor Karl Renner SPÖ

French legislative election, 1945

← 1936 21 October 1945 1946 (Jun) →
All 522 seats to the French National Assembly 262 seats were needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   SFIO Leader Maurice Schumann Maurice Thorez Daniel Mayer Party MRP PCF SFIO Leader's seat Nord Seine Seine Seats won 210 149 119 Popular vote 7,646,807 5,464,813 4,363,987 Percentage 38.9% 27.8% 22.2%
PM before election Charles de Gaulle Independent Elected PM Maurice Thorez PCF

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