1992 United Kingdom general election

A general election was held on 9 April 1992 to elect all 651 members to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The Conservative Party won the election, winning 336 seats, and John Major stayed as Prime Minister. Many people thought that the Labour Party would win the election because opinion polls had shown them to be ahead.[1]

1992 United Kingdom general election
9 April 1992
All 651 seats in the House of Commons
326 seats needed for a majority
Opinion polls
Turnout77.7% (Increase2.4%)
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader John Major Neil Kinnock Paddy Ashdown
Party Conservative Labour Liberal Democrats
Leader's seat Huntingdon Islwyn Yeovil
Last election 376 seats, 42.2% 229 seats, 30.8% 22 seats, 22.6%[lower-alpha 1]
Seats won 336 271 20
Seat change Decrease40 Increase42 Decrease2
Popular vote 14,093,007 11,560,484 5,999,606
Percentage 41.9% 34.4% 17.8%
Swing Decrease0.3% Increase3.6% Decrease4.8%
Colours show the winning party, as shown in the main table of results
Composition of the House of Commons after the election
Prime Minister before election

John Major
Conservative

 Prime Minister after election

John Major
Conservative

Notes
  1. As SDP-Liberal Alliance.

References
  1. "1992: Tories win again against odds". BBC News. 5 April 2005. Retrieved 22 October 2013.


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