General Elections - Key Facts Flashcards

1
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Name of the speech made by Enoch Powell

A

Rivers of Blood speech

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2
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Number of new voters in 1970

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1 Million

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3
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Act that reduced the voting age to 18

A

Representation of the People Act 1969

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4
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Heath’s main committment

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Taking Britain into Europe

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5
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Name of the conference where the Conservative 1970 manifesto was written

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Selsdon Park Conference 1970

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6
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Key aspects of the Selsdon Park Policy

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  • Lowered taxes
  • Big reductions in public spending
  • Refusal to bail out lame duck industries
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7
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Number of seats the Conservatives won in 1970

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330

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8
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Number of seats Labour won in 1970

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287

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9
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Number of seats the Liberals won in 1970

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6

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10
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Number of seats others won in 1970

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7

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