Election Collection (page 7)

Churchill leaving Downing Street after 1945 election defeat
Front cover of the ILN featuring Winston Churchill leaving Downing Street for Buckingham Palace to tender his resignation to the King after his election defeat of 1945

Election crowds in High Street, Haverfordwest, South Wales
Crowds of people at election time in the High Street in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales. Two general elections took place in 1910, in January and December

Board of Guardians election leaflet, South Wales
A Board of Guardians election leaflet, urging the electorate to vote only for Jones and Morgan. Jabez Jones (the father of W E Jones) is pictured on the right

Satire on the plea for a labourers vote
Excellent political satire on the plea for a labourers vote, as both a Tory and a Liberal Politician get down on their knees to beg for the vote of the common working man

Saarland Plebiscite 1935
Counting the votes from Warthburg in Saarbrucken during the Saarland Plebiscite in 1935. 90% of Saar people voted for the Saarland to rejoin Germany

The sirens of the canvass: the candidates best allies
An impressionable voter: In no former Election have women played so prominent and effective a part as in the present. Even the platform is theirs now

Certificate for Harry Price from the Magicians Club
Coloured certificate for Harry Price from the Magicians Club informing him of his unanimous election as Honorary Vice-President of the Club, signed by Will Goldston and others, 7 January 1931

Collecting charitable donations and votes
A biddable dog collects money for charity surrounding by a group of little boys in Croydon during the elections of 1909. He is a supporter of Robert Hermon Hodge, MP for Parliament

Trafalgar Square Elect
Hustings erected in the square at election time

German Election Results
A newspaper seller hands out an extra edition of his paper which has the results of the elections in Germany

A Propergander Page
Some suggested methods for securing golfers votes while they are playing golf. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans

Election scene. By Fortunio Matania
An illustration by Fortunio Matania showing the building anticipation on election night. Date: 01/11/1922

Senate House Election
The Senate House, with Kings College chapel beyond, during the election for the Chancellor of the University

Election Results at the Carlton Club, London, 1892
Engraving showing the hall of the Carlton Club, with a large group of members watching the notice boards for news of the General Election of 1892

A Charity Election at the London Tavern, 1873
Engraving showing a scene at a charity election at the London Tavern, 1873

The Hustings at Southwark Town Hall, London, 1852
Engraving showing the Hustings outside Southwark Town Hall, during the General Election of 1852

The Hustings on Kennington Common, London, 1852
Engraving showing the crowd on Kennington Common for the Lambeth hustings, during the General Election of 1852

The Hustings in Borough Road, Southwark, 1870
Engraving showing the hustings for the Southwark election, held beside Borough Road, 1870

Alice Martha Bacon, Baroness Bacon (1909-1993) English politician, elected as MP for Leeds SE in the 1945 election. Here at 10 Downing Street to meet Harold Wilson on 19th October 1964

Gladstone a Welsher
The Welsher - Gladstone is accused by the electorate of welshing (i.e. going back) on his election promises

Petrograd Workers Vote
Workers at the Putilov factory, who played a crucial role in the Bolsheviks seizure of power, at an election meeting for the Petrograd Soviet

Serbia - more Riots
King Milan I grants a new constitution, but this isn t enough to prevent rioting when election-time comes round

Thiers Votes
Thiers casts his vote in the election, at the polling station in the rue Saint- Georges

Election Results 1
Newspapers publish the results of the election - the scene in the rue du Croissant as Parisians gather to learn the news

Gladstone out in Cold
Gladstones third ministry lasts only February to July 1886 : his Home Rule campaign loses him the July general election leaving him and his supporters out in the cold

Gladstone home Rule Leap
Gladstones Home Rule Leap - his commitment to Irish Home Rule leads to his downfall - he is defeated in the General Election and spends several years out of office

Folding Ballots in a New York Politicians House, 1872
Engraving showing a drawing room in a New York politicians house with a group of young ladies helping to fold ballot papers for the 1872 Presidential election

Fleet Street in election time showing the rush for newspapers as the new edition arrives off the printing presses

Edinburgh University Undergraduates Battle for the Quadran
Photograph showing the traditional battle fought by Edinburgh University Undergraduates for possession of the Quadrangle steps after the election of a new Lord Rector of the University

Ramsey MacDonald (1866-1937)
Photograph of (James) Ramsey MacDonald, the Scottish Labour Statesman, pictured making a radio broadcast on 7th October 1931

Herbert Hoover with his wife at their home in Washington
The Republican Partys candidate for the Presidency of the United States. Mr Herbert Hoover and his wife in the Washington House. Born in 1874 he was involved in the relief activities in World War I

Benjamin Disraeli, 1847
Engraving showing Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, setting forth his opinions at the Bucks Election of 1847

Herbert Hoover
The successful candidate in the Presidential Election in America; Herbert Hoover the Republican Partys candidate for the Presidency

Devonshire / Cartoon 1784
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, secures votes for Charles James Fox in the Westminster election by licentious behaviour. Fox orates in the background

China / Peoples Vote
The peoples vote

China / Reading & Writing
Chinese peasants are taught to read and write as part of Chairman Maos Great Leap Forward

Events / Britain / 1768
The Middlesex Election riots

The General Election: On the way to the Poll
Engraving by R.Caton Woodville showing people occupying horse-drawn carriages making their way to the poll to vote. 1886 saw Salisbury

Electing a King / 1555
Electing a king in ancient Scandinavia

Presidential Election
The Judgment of Paris : the people of France make their choice among the presidential candidates. Louis Napoleon is a clear winner

General Election: Scenes at a London club
Series of sketches from the front cover of the ILN, July 17th, 1886 illustrating activity at a London club on the day of a General Election in 1886

L abbe Gregoire
Controversial cleric l abbe Gregoire is elected to the Chambre des Deputes, but his election is quashed by the government who deplore his liberal views

Women Recording their Vote for the First Time
Women voting for the first time at the 1918 general election following two decades of campaigning by suffragettes

A Parliamentary Election In The Nineteenth Century
H. Harral and W.V Bromleys impression of men voting by ballot in a Nineteenth Century parliamentary election

Herbert Hoover Acclaimed
Herbert Hoover, newly elected president of the United States (though not to take up office until March 1929) is acclaimed by the electors

Pius XII Enthroned
Pius XII receives the papal tiara at his enthronement

Pius XI Enthroned
Pius XI is enthroned in Saint Peters : cardinal Billot places the tiara on his head, while 60, 000 spectators watch in wonder

Election Bribery 1853
Bribery at election time

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