Political Developments: 1983 Election Results

Question 1

Which party won the 1983 Election?

Answer 1

Conservatives

Question 2

What percentage of the vote did the Conservatives gain?

Answer 2

42%

Question 3

What percentage of the vote did Labour gain?

Answer 3

28%

Question 4

What seat majority did the Conservatives gain?

Answer 4

144 seats

Question 5

How many seats did the SDP gain?

Answer 5

6 seats

Question 6

How many seats were the SDP predicted to gain?

Answer 6

600 seats

Question 7

What fear did Labour try and target as an attempt to win over voters?

Answer 7

The fear of unemployment

Question 8

Why did some Labour ministers warn voters of not getting ill if Thatcher were to win a second term?

Answer 8

Because it would mean employees would continue to be the ones paying for sickness leave, and they would not want to do this.

Question 9

What percentage of Trade Unionists voted Labour in the 1983 election?

Answer 9

Only 39%

Question 10

What was the main issue that the Conservatives still faced in Britain?

Answer 10

Unemployment?

Question 11

What was unemployment at in 1983?

Answer 11

3 million

Question 12

When did unemployment cease to be above 3 million?

Answer 12

1987