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''The Times Guide to the House of Commons'' is a political reference guide book published by
Times Newspapers News Corp UK & Ireland Limited (trading as News UK, formerly News International and NI Group) is a British newspaper publisher, and a wholly owned subsidiary of the American mass media conglomerate News Corp. It is the current publisher of ' ...
giving coverage of general elections in the
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. Following most
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s since
1880 Events January–March * January 22 – Toowong State School is founded in Queensland, Australia. * January – The international White slave trade affair scandal in Brussels is exposed and attracts international infamy. * February †...
, the book has been published. The contents usually include the following; *a summary of general election results. *lists of
Members of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members of ...
(MPs) elected to the
House of Commons The House of Commons is the name for the elected lower house of the bicameral parliaments of the United Kingdom and Canada. In both of these countries, the Commons holds much more legislative power than the nominally upper house of parliament. ...
and government ministers, including defeated and retiring MPs and ministers in the
House of Lords The House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers, is the Bicameralism, upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Membership is by Life peer, appointment, Hereditary peer, heredity or Lords Spiritual, official function. Like the ...
. *a history of the previous Parliament and the events leading up to the general election. *reviews of the election campaign. *a list of
opinion poll An opinion poll, often simply referred to as a survey or a poll (although strictly a poll is an actual election) is a human research survey of public opinion from a particular sample. Opinion polls are usually designed to represent the opinions ...
s held throughout the election campaign. *election results by
constituency An electoral district, also known as an election district, legislative district, voting district, constituency, riding, ward, division, or (election) precinct is a subdivision of a larger State (polity), state (a country, administrative region, ...
, and a photograph and biographical details of every MP. *from 1929 to 1997, as well as containing biographical details of every MP, the books carried biographical details of every unsuccessful candidate at the last election. *since 2001, the biographies of unsuccessful candidates have been replaced by a description of the constituency. *a list of
by-election A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, a bye-election in Ireland, a bypoll in India, or a Zimni election (Urdu: ضمنی انتخاب, supplementary election) in Pakistan, is an election used to f ...
results of the previous Parliament. *a statistical breakdown of election results by countries, counties, cities, etc., and a comparison with the previous general election results. *the full text of the manifestos of major political parties, and summaries of manifestos for minor political parties. *an index of all election candidates. *a fold-up map of British constituencies illustrating the election results. The most recent version of the book tends to be available for around a year after publication, although older editions have in some cases become rare collectors' items.


Books in the series

*''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1880'' (Times Books, London, 1880) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1885'' (Times Books, London, 1885) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1886'' (Times Books, London, 1886) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1892'' (Macmillan and Co., London, 1892) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1895'' (Macmillan and Co., London, 1895) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1900'' (Macmillan and Co., London, 1900) *(No ''Guide'' was produced for the Parliament of 1906-10) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1910'' (Times Books, London, 1910) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1911'' (Times Books, London, 1911) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1919'' (Times Books, London, 1919) *(No ''Guide'' was produced for the Parliament of 1922-3) *(No ''Guide'' was produced for the Parliament of 1923-4) *(No ''Guide'' was produced for the Parliament of 1924-9) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1929'' (Times Books, London, 1929) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1931'' (Times Books, London, 1931) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1935'' (Times Books, London, 1935) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1945'' (Times Books, London, 1945) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1950'' (Times Books, London, 1950) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1951'' (Times Books, London, 1951) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1955'' (Times Books, London, 1955) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1959'' (Times Books, London, 1959) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1964'' (Times Books, London, 1964) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1966'' (Times Books, London, 1966) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1970'' (Times Books, London, 1970) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, February 1974'' (Times Books, London, 1974) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, October 1974'' (Times Books, London, 1974) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, May 1979'' (Times Books, London, 1979) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, June 1983'' (Times Books, London, 1983) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, June 1983, Revised edition, 1984'' (Times Books, London, 1984) :This is the only edition to have been printed in paperback. *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, June 1987'' (Times Books, London, 1987) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, April 1992'' (Times Books, London, 1992) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, May 1997'' (Times Books, London, 1997) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, June 2001'' (Times Books, London, 2001) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, May 2005'' (Times Books, London, 2005) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, May 2010'' (Times Books, London, 2010) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, May 2015'' (Times Books, London, 2015) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 2017 '' (Times Books, London, 2017) *''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 2019 '' (Times Books, London, 2020)


Reprints

In 2003-4, Politico's Publishing reprinted two omnibus volumes containing the rare guides for 1910, 1911, 1919, 1929, 1931 and 1935. They had intended to research and publish original election guides for 1906, 1922, 1923 and 1924—which were all years in which no election guide was produced—and
David Boothroyd ''The History of British Political Parties'', also referred to as ''Politico's Guide to the History of British Political Parties'', is a reference book about political parties in the United Kingdom. Written by David Boothroyd, it was published ...
was commissioned for this project. However, a change of management at the company led to this being abandoned.
Iain Dale Iain Campbell Dale (born 15 July 1962) is a British broadcaster, author and political commentator, and a former publisher and book retailer. He has been a blogger since 2002. In 2005, he became the first openly gay Conservative candidate to c ...
, "Editor's Note", ''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1929, 1931, 1935'' (Politico's, London, 2003) p.vii-viii
The omnibus books reprinted were: *
Iain Dale Iain Campbell Dale (born 15 July 1962) is a British broadcaster, author and political commentator, and a former publisher and book retailer. He has been a blogger since 2002. In 2005, he became the first openly gay Conservative candidate to c ...
(ed.), ''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1910, 1911, 1919'' (Politico's, London, 2004) *Iain Dale (ed.), ''The Times Guide to the House of Commons, 1929, 1931, 1935'' (Politico's, London, 2003) These volumes reproduced every page of the originals, including adverts, except for the fold-out constituency maps. There had also been plans to reprint the volumes for 1880–1900 in two more omnibuses, which were also abandoned with the change of management.


References

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