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Elections Collection

Background imageElections Collection: Labour Party election posters and television speakers

Labour Party election posters and television speakers
Labour Party election posters and speakers for Labours series of five short television programmes in the run-up to the General Election of 8th October 1959 (which the Conservatives won)

Background imageElections Collection: Konrad Adenauer Campaign Poster

Konrad Adenauer Campaign Poster
Campaign poster for poster German statesman, Konrad Adenauer and his Christian Democratic Union (CDU Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands) party during the 1957 elections

Background imageElections Collection: Irish Elections 1923

Irish Elections 1923
Election propaganda posters for Eamon De Valera : " We will wade through the blood of our fellow Irishmen and through the blood of Members of the Government"

Background imageElections Collection: Winston Churchill entering No 10 Downing St by David Wright

Winston Churchill entering No 10 Downing St by David Wright
Painting by David Wright showing Prime Minister Winston Churchill entering No. 10 Downing Street after winning the General Election in 1951

Background imageElections Collection: Hogarth / Election / B / W / (2)

Hogarth / Election / B / W / (2)
2. THE ELECTION Canvassing for votes

Background imageElections Collection: Cartoon, The Federal Phoenix (Abraham Lincoln)

Cartoon, The Federal Phoenix (Abraham Lincoln)
Cartoon, The Federal Phoenix -- Abraham Lincoln portrayed as a phoenix rising from the flames as he is re-elected President. Date: 1864

Background imageElections Collection: Winston Churchill with Randolph by David Wright

Winston Churchill with Randolph by David Wright
Winston Churchill, once again re-elected as Prime Minister in 1951, pictured making a speech by David Wright, with his son, Randolph, seated behind

Background imageElections Collection: Conservative party television team

Conservative party television team
The Conservative Party television team and some election posters for the General Election of 8th October 1959. The Conservatives broadcast five television programmes of 15 or 20 minutes each starting

Background imageElections Collection: Election Returns, USA

Election Returns, USA
A crowd gathers outside the office of the New York Herald newspaper to read the election returns; they have to be kept in order by police officers

Background imageElections Collection: Hogarth Election / 4Of4(C)

Hogarth Election / 4Of4(C)
THE ELECTION Chairing the Member after the election plate 4 of 4

Background imageElections Collection: Sudetenland Elections

Sudetenland Elections
Schoolgirls counting the votes during the Sudetenland elections, which had become part of the new Republic of Czechoslovakia in 1918 and included many German speakers

Background imageElections Collection: Kpd Poster 1919

Kpd Poster 1919
You are invited to vote Communist (KPD = Kommunistische Partei Deutschlands, formerly the Spartakusbund) in the German elections

Background imageElections Collection: Watching Election Result

Watching Election Result
Londoners watch the election results as they are shown on giant screens erected in Trafalgar Square

Background imageElections Collection: Lady Cynthia and Oswald Mosley, Smethwick, 1926

Lady Cynthia and Oswald Mosley, Smethwick, 1926
Photograph showing Lady Cynthia and Oswald Mosley campaigning in Smethwick, West Midlands, during elections in 1926. At that time Oswald Mosley was representing the Labour party. Date: 18/12/1926

Background imageElections Collection: General Election Result

General Election Result
The declaration of the result of the General Election Poll at the Town Hall, Leeds, in which Gladstones Liberals have a majority

Background imageElections Collection: The Elections

The Elections
A sketch involving two men interacting during the elections. Date: circa 1901

Background imageElections Collection: German elections 1912

German elections 1912
Illustration showing how inside the Reichstag is divided and how the German parities were decided at the dissolution. The above view shows the semi-circular floor of the House

Background imageElections Collection: Riots at the French Elections, Paris

Riots at the French Elections, Paris
Rioters attacking the Paris office of the Gaulois during the French elections. The election, held on the 14th and 18th of October 1885

Background imageElections Collection: Statutes for Elections (Fragment)

Statutes for Elections (Fragment)
Bifolium from an unidentified text, possibly a work such as book of statutes or constitution for a monastic community, on parchment

Background imageElections Collection: Election map, How England has voted at the Elections'. With description

Election map, How England has voted at the Elections'. With description, How England Has Voted at the Elections; The black squares show Unionist and the white Liberal and Labour

Background imageElections Collection: Spain. Second Republic. Elections of 16th February

Spain. Second Republic. Elections of 16th February 1936. Propaganda poster edited by the Generalitat of Catalonia (1937). SPAIN. Barcelona. Biblioteca de Catalunya (National Library of Catalonia)

Background imageElections Collection: Joe Bent, Communist Party politician in Southwark, London

Joe Bent, Communist Party politician in Southwark, London
Joe Bent (Spencer John Bent) Communist Party politician in Southwark, south-east London. Seen here outside a Polling Station, talking with a voter

Background imageElections Collection: General Election 1857

General Election 1857
Election scene. Taking place between 27 March - 24 April 1857, led by Lord Palmerston, finally won a majority in the House of Commons as the Conservative vote fell significantly. 1857

Background imageElections Collection: Cartoon, That Ballot-Boy Again! (Ballot Bill)

Cartoon, That Ballot-Boy Again! (Ballot Bill)
Cartoon, That Ballot-Boy Again! The Ballot Bill (legislation for the use of a secret ballot in elections) was proving difficult to get through

Background imageElections Collection: Cartoon, The Political Cheap-Jack

Cartoon, The Political Cheap-Jack -- Benjamin Disraeli, portrayed as a conman at a country fair, wooing his Buckinghamshire constituents during the General Election campaign, summer 1847. 1847

Background imageElections Collection: Women recording votes for the General Election 1955

Women recording votes for the General Election 1955
Women recording the General Election votes, 26 May 1955, in Brixton town hall, London. The 1955 General Election, often described as one of the dullest of the post-war period

Background imageElections Collection: Cartoon, How election matters stand in Birmingham

Cartoon, How election matters stand in Birmingham
Cartoon, How election matters stand in Central Birmingham - Would you mind getting outside, sir, so as to make room for this civil-spoken young man

Background imageElections Collection: Sean Macbride, leader of Clann Na Poblachta

Sean Macbride, leader of Clann Na Poblachta
Sean Macbride, son of Maud Gonne and leader of Clann Na Poblachta (New Republicans) making a speech during the 1948 Irish elections. Date: 1948

Background imageElections Collection: Underground Meeting in the Puteaux Quarries, Paris 1869

Underground Meeting in the Puteaux Quarries, Paris 1869
Underground meeting in the Puteaux Quarries, during the Paris elections. Date: 12 November 1869

Background imageElections Collection: Palais de Justice at Versailles during the French election

Palais de Justice at Versailles during the French elections of 8th February 1871, which were held directly after the end of the Franco-Prussian War. Date: March 1871

Background imageElections Collection: ELECTORAL TURNOUT 1978

ELECTORAL TURNOUT 1978
At Conservative Party headqarters, the voter turnout is studied Date: 1978

Background imageElections Collection: POLLING STATION 1978

POLLING STATION 1978
A mother takes her daughter with her when she goes to vote at the polling station Date: 1978

Background imageElections Collection: COUNTING VOTES 1978

COUNTING VOTES 1978
The votes are counted up but who will win? Date: 1978

Background imageElections Collection: CASTING A VOTE 1978

CASTING A VOTE 1978
A woman casts her vote on polling day Date: 1978

Background imageElections Collection: ELECTION NOTICES 1978

ELECTION NOTICES 1978
Notices explain to the voter the practices of the election Date: 1978

Background imageElections Collection: COUNCILLOR / VOTER 1970S

COUNCILLOR / VOTER 1970S
The councillor-elect Rupert Kinross talks to a constituent in Shepperton Date: 1970s

Background imageElections Collection: MESSAGE FROM CHURCHILL

MESSAGE FROM CHURCHILL
CONSERVATIVE PARTY A message to Crusaders from the Leader of the Conservative Party. Facsimile signature of Winston Churchill

Background imageElections Collection: CANVASSER / SHOW OF HANDS

CANVASSER / SHOW OF HANDS
The lady canvasser and the show of hands Date: 1847

Background imageElections Collection: UNRULY HUSTINGS CROWD

UNRULY HUSTINGS CROWD
An unruly crowd at the Hustings Date: 1847

Background imageElections Collection: IRISH POLITICAL MEETING

IRISH POLITICAL MEETING
A political meeting in progress in Ireland during elections, union flags displayed prominently on the wall - the candidate tries to speak in a hostile atmosphere Date: 1893

Background imageElections Collection: KING CASH THE WINNER

KING CASH THE WINNER
CARTOON: King Cash the habitual victor. Date: 1885

Background imageElections Collection: LAMBETH ELECTION

LAMBETH ELECTION
The Lambeth Election : The Nomination at Kennington Park. Date: 1865

Background imageElections Collection: THE VOTE AUCTION

THE VOTE AUCTION satirical comment on the prevalence of bribery in British parliamentary elections Date: 1853

Background imageElections Collection: William Hogarths Election 3 of 4

William Hogarths Election 3 of 4
The Election- The Polling - scene at the hustings plate 3 of 4 Date: 1758

Background imageElections Collection: The Election, chairing the member, by William Hogarth

The Election, chairing the member, by William Hogarth
4.THE ELECTION Chairing the Member Date: 1758

Background imageElections Collection: The Polling, Voting at an election by William Hogarth

The Polling, Voting at an election by William Hogarth
3. THE ELECTION The Polling Date: 1758

Background imageElections Collection: The Election, canvassing for votes, by William Hogarth

The Election, canvassing for votes, by William Hogarth
2. Canvassing for votes Date: AFTER 1752

Background imageElections Collection: The Election by William Hogarth

The Election by William Hogarth
1. Humours of an election, entertainment Date: AFTER 1752



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