Difference between revisions of "General election"

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-A '''general election''' is an election where all the seats in a [[parliament]] or [[legislature]] are contested.
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-==United Kingdom==
-In the [[United Kingdom|UK]] general elections are usually held at intervals of no more than five years, and all seats in the [[House of Commons]] are contested.  As the party which has the majority in the House of Commons forms the [[government]], a general election can also result in a change of government and [[Prime Minister]].
-The Prime Minister has the power to call a general election, which gives the incumbent government an advantage.  If the Prime Minister believes his party is likely to win, he will often call a general election after only four years, as happened in 1983, 1987, 2001 and 2005.
-[[category:government]]
-[[category:politics]]