1992 United Kingdom general election - Wikipedia
WEBThe 1992 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 9 April 1992, to elect 651 members to the House of Commons. The governing Conservative Party led by the prime minister John Major won a fourth consecutive election victory, with a majority of 21.
John Major - Wikipedia
WEBSir John Major KG, CH (born 29 March 1943) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997. He previously held Cabinet positions under prime minister Margaret Thatcher, his last as chancellor of the Exchequer from 1989 to 1990.
1992 United Kingdom general election in England - Wikipedia
WEBThe 1992 United Kingdom general election in England was held on 9 April 1992 for 524 English seats to the House of Commons. John Major 's Conservative Party won a decisive majority of English seats for the fourth successive election, although the Labour Party made substantial gains.
BBC Politics 97
WEBAlmost immediately after winning his surprise general election victory in April 1992, John Major's political fortunes slumped. Holding together his 21 seat majority over the life of a...
John Major | Biography & Facts | Britannica
WEBJul 27, 2024 · In April 1992, in the first general elections after his ascendancy, the Conservatives won, confirming his leadership. Major’s first years in office coincided with an extended economic recession (1990–93).
1992: Tories win again against odds - BBC NEWS | UK
WEBApr 5, 2005 · 1992: Tories win again against odds. In 1992 John Major stretched the Tories' winning streak to four general election victories in a row. It was an impressive feat, all the more startling as it...
John Major - Museum of the Prime Minister
WEBNov 28, 1990 · John Major’s premiership was dominated by the legacy of Margaret Thatcher. He tried to make a country ‘more at ease with itself’, entrenching Thatcherism whilst ameliorating its rough edges. He successfully negotiated the Maastricht Treaty and won a surprising election victory in 1992.
The 1992 General Election - Conservatives - BBC
WEBJohn Major led the Tories into the 1992 campaign determined to win his own mandate. A contest for the leadership duly followed. Although Mrs Thatcher beat Heseltine on the first round, there...
The Final Years of John Major's Government - BBC
WEBAug 27, 2023 · Senior politicians relive the gruelling final years of John Major’s government when rows over Europe and sleaze threatened to split the party in two. Bitter divisions over Europe, inflation,...
1992 General Election results summary - Common Decency
WEBPrime Minister: John Major. Held on: Thursday 9th April. Total Electorate: 43,249,721. Total Electorate who voted: 33,013,839. Total Electorate that did not vote: 10,235,882. Turnout 77.7% For more electoral statistics go to http://www.ukpolitical.info. A political movement driven by you for you.
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