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National Front for details of the far-right party.''
The
National Front's election results in parliamentary elections are shown below.
United Kingdom elections
Summary of general election performance
By-elections, 1967–70
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General election, 18 June 1970
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By-elections, 1970–74
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General elections,
28 February
Events Pre-1600
*202 BC – Liu Bang is enthroned as the Emperor of China, beginning four centuries of rule by the Han dynasty.
* 870 – The Fourth Council of Constantinople closes.
*1525 – Aztec king Cuauhtémoc is executed on ...
and
10 October 1974
* Newham S 1974 by election, see below
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By-elections, 1974–79
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General election, 3 May 1979
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By-elections, 1980–83
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General election, 9 June 1983
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By-elections, 1984–87
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General election, 11 June 1987
In the late 1980s, the NF split into the Flag Group and the Official National Front. The latter stood no candidates whereas the former only stood one in Bristol East as an 'Independent NF'.
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By-elections, 1987–92
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General election, 9 April 1992
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By-elections, 1992–97
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General election, 1 May 1997
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By-elections, 1997–2001
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General election, 7 June 2001
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By-elections, 2001–2005
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General election, 5 May 2005
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By-elections, 2005–2010
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General election, 6 May 2010
Although the NF had planned to stand 25 candidates, in the event it fielded only 17. The NF did not compete in
Northern Ireland and instead encouraged supporters there to support the
Traditional Unionist Voice.
By-elections, 2010–2015
General election, 7 May 2015
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By-elections, 2015–2017
Scottish Parliament
In UK parliamentary elections, the NF has only ever contested 3 Scottish constituencies:
Glasgow Govan (
October 1974),
Glasgow Pollok (
1979
Events
January
* January 1
** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...
) and the
1980 Glasgow Central by-election
The 1980 Glasgow Central by-election was a by-election held on 26 June 1980 for the British House of Commons constituency of Glasgow Central, following the death of its sitting MP, Thomas McMillan.
On a turnout of 48%, the Labour Party held th ...
.
The NF stood for the first time ever in the
2011 Scottish Parliamentary elections by fielding 6 candidates - 1 for the
North East region and 5 (3 of whom stood for the North East region too) for the constituencies. It failed to save any deposits or win any seats and achieved between 0.8% and 1.6% of the vote in the constituencies it contested (0.08% of the nationwide vote).
Scottish Parliament election, 5 May 2011
''Source:'' BBC News
By-election
Scottish Parliament election, 5 May 2016
''Source:'' BBC News
London Assembly
London Assembly election, 1 May 2008
''Source:'' BBC News
London Assembly election, 3 May 2012
''Source:'' BBC News
European Parliament elections
The National Front stood in the 1989 and 1994 European elections but has not stood in European elections since as it feels that standing in them is endorsing them.
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1989 European Parliament election
The 1989 European Parliament election was a European election held across the 12 European Community member states in June 1989. It was the third European election but the first time that Spain and Portugal voted at the same time as the other m ...
1994 European Parliament election
The 1994 European Parliamentary election was a European election held across the 12 European Union member states in June 1994.
This election saw the merge of the European People's Party and European Democrats, an increase in the overall number ...
References
External links
By elections siteElections site
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National Front (UK)
Election results by party in the United Kingdom