General Election

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — British Army – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 5 June 1945.

Alert me about debates like this

Photo of Mr Denis Pritt Mr Denis Pritt , Hammersmith North 12:00, 5 June 1945

May I ask whether, as it sounds that the War Office is doing its best, the various units are playing up by applying for the forms?

General Election

In a general election, each constituency chooses an MP to represent it by process of election. The party who wins the most seats in parliament is in power, with its leader becoming Prime Minister and its Ministers/Shadow Ministers making up the new Cabinet. If no party has a majority, this is known as a hung Parliament. The next general election will take place on or before 3rd June 2010.