General Elections - Key Facts Flashcards
1
Q
Name of the speech made by Enoch Powell
A
Rivers of Blood speech
2
Q
Number of new voters in 1970
A
1 Million
3
Q
Act that reduced the voting age to 18
A
Representation of the People Act 1969
4
Q
Heath’s main committment
A
Taking Britain into Europe
5
Q
Name of the conference where the Conservative 1970 manifesto was written
A
Selsdon Park Conference 1970
6
Q
Key aspects of the Selsdon Park Policy
A
- Lowered taxes
- Big reductions in public spending
- Refusal to bail out lame duck industries
7
Q
Number of seats the Conservatives won in 1970
A
330
8
Q
Number of seats Labour won in 1970
A
287
9
Q
Number of seats the Liberals won in 1970
A
6
10
Q
Number of seats others won in 1970
A
7
