General election records and historical benchmarks
by Ian Jones
Jul 03, 2024
3 minutes
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Here are some of the key electoral statistics from modern political history, including the most seats won, the biggest majorities achieved, and the highest ever shares of the vote.
All figures have been compiled by the PA news agency using data from the House of Commons Library.
– Largest majorities
The record for the largest majority won by a single party at a general election since 1900 is 210, set in 1924 by the Conservatives.
The election of 1900 was the first of its kind to be contested by the recently-formed , as
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