However, there were only 15,000 eligible voters in … King, who was seeking a third term as president, won around 234,000 votes to his opponent's 9,000. Why not challenge yourself with our general election memory quiz.It is just for fun, remember, although if you want to post your score in the comments for the bragging rights you are very, very welcome. Excellent effort, enough of a majority to keep you in power for a few years So so, you'll be desperately hoping you can form a minority government Good luck! "The numbers are crystal clear," as at least two government ministers said this week while arguing about basic arithmetic with breakfast TV presenters. Election voting machines are a 20 th Century innovation The mechanical lever voting machine was patented in 1889 but it took decades for the machines to become commonplace. Labour illustrated a tweet promising new bank holidays on the saints' days of George, David, Andrew and Patrick, but used the Republic's flag to illustrate Northern Ireland. Quiz: the ludicrous general election campaign trivia quiz How much of this week’s general election campaign action can you remember? Before the introduction of the electronic voting machine (EVM) or the voter verified paper audit trail (VVPAT), elections were conducted using paper ballots. It surveys a lot more people than usual, then uses ONS and census data to work out the demographics of each seat, put the two together in a giant spreadsheet, and next thing you know, you've got a predicted Boris Johnson majority of 68.The document was available on a UK whistleblower 'sub-reddit'.

Charles D. B. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Trivia Often it is the small facts that are the most interesting. Anderson was caught on camera making the call. In 1951-52 and 1957, every candidate was allotted a separate ballot box at each polling station in which each voter had to drop their ballot papers into the box of the candidates of their choice. As one wag on social media pointed out, fortunately it isn't the kind of place where people get passionate about things such as national identity.Johnson posted it to Twitter saying: "Thank you Nicola for the note you passed me on the train today." However, when asked, he said he was not advising people to vote Labour tactically.Hester Corinna, known as Hettie, was born on Wednesday 27 November at Whipps Cross NHS hospital, weighing in at 7lbs and 1oz. Immediately after this was discovered, lots of people who hadn't noticed that the document was there suddenly had VERY STRONG OPINIONS about other people who hadn't noticed that the document was there.Gove was quoting the lyrics from Stormzy's Shut Up, after Stormzy had endorsed Labour. Excellent effort, enough of a majority to keep you in power for a few years Take the Quiz: 2017 UK General Election. He is hoping to take the ultra-marginal constituency of Ashfield. During the campaign Finucane, the son of the murdered lawyer Pat Finucane, has been the subject of a targeted poster campaign which Sinn Féin has described as a "hate crime"Mercer shared some photos which appeared to show a council worker removing one of his campaign posters. So so, you'll be desperately hoping you can form a minority government During the course of the campaign she has seen her personal approval rating drop in polls, suggesting that perhaps the British public just eventually really dislike any politician they get exposed to on a regular basis.Finucane confirmed that he had accepted a community resolution notice for indecent behaviour from the police after an incident in the centre of Belfast on 29 June, and apologised for his behaviour. Can you match each set of trivia to its related UK General Election? Terrible. John F. Kennedy was the first president to hold a press conference on television. Congratulations to all of you! The June 2017 UK general election threw up a few surprises. The 1927 general election in Liberia is the most corrupt election in history.

See what you can remember from a night of swings, holds, and more than a few tears. The polls all point to a crushing defeat. crore eligible voters will cast their votes to elect their preferred candidates on VVPAT machines.

Please don't mention the fact that there are an estimated 40,000 current vacancies for nurses, nobody wants to be doing sums with negative numbers on a Friday. All rights reserved. If you hire 31,000 new nurses, and retain 19,000 other nurses, you have 31,000 new nurses. How much of this week’s general election campaign action can you remember? Not good at all, you'll be in opposition for years at this rate © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. For this 2019 Election season, we attempt to dig out interesting and little known facts related to the politics and elections in India.

In 2019, about 90 Published Date: Mar 22nd, 2019 05:14 PM | Updated Date: Apr 9th, 2019 01:16 PM ISTcrore eligible voters will cast their votes to elect their preferred candidates on VVPAT machines. Jacob H. Myers built the first lever machine used in an election…