GENERAL ELECTION 1945

Scope and Content

Candidates' addresses plus some centrally produced material.

Administrative / Biographical History

In the 1945 General Election the Labour Party won with 11,967,746 votes(48.0 per cent). The Conservative Party gained 9,101,099 votes (36.2 per cent), the LiberalParty 2,252,430 votes (9.0 per cent), the National Liberals 737,732 votes (2.9 per cent), theIrish Nationalists 148,078 votes (0.4 per cent), the National Party 133,179 votes(0.2 per cent), the Communist Party 102,780 votes (0.4 per cent) and the Independent LabourParty 46,769 votes (0.2 per cent).

Arrangement

Arranged by constituency

Access Information

OPEN

Acquisition Information

UNKNOWN

Other Finding Aids

Hand-written list and list ondatabase available

Conditions Governing Use

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