Abstract
Apart from the result, the principal uncertainty about a British general election is its timing. Unlike in the USA and the great majority of democratic states outside the Commonwealth, there is no fixed date for British Parliamentary elections.
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© 2005 Dick Leonard and Roger Mortimore
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Leonard, D., Mortimore, R. (2005). When Elections are Held. In: Elections in Britain. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230629639_2
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