====== That Wacky Redhead : Electoral Results and Political Events ====== The changing results of elections in this timeline. Where results are not listed, they can be assumed to have gone as IOTL. ---- ==== United States ==== === Presidential === Note that **270** electoral votes are required for a majority in the Electoral College. == 1968 == Democratic: Vice-President Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota/Senator Edmund Muskie of Maine: 43.62%, **275** electoral votes Republican: Former Vice-President Richard M. Nixon of California/Governor Spiro T. Agnew of Maryland: 42.39%, 199 electoral votes American Independent: Governor George Wallace of Alabama/Retired General Curtis T. LeMay of California: 13.85%, 64 electoral votes == 1972 == Democratic: President Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota/Vice-President Edmund Muskie of Maine: 44.84%, **276** electoral votes Republican: Governor Nelson Rockefeller of New York/Governor Daniel J. Evans of Washington: 42.74%, 219 electoral votes American: Governor George Wallace of Alabama/Representative John G. Schmitz of California: 11.86%, 45 electoral votes == 1976 == Republican: Former Governor Ronald Reagan of California/Senator Charles Mathias of Maryland: 50.81%, **450** electoral votes Democratic: Vice-President Edmund Muskie of Maine/Senator Dale Bumpers of Arkansas: 41.16%, 67 electoral votes American: Senator Lester Maddox of Georgia/Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina: 7.03%, 21 electoral votes === Congressional === Note that a majority in the Senate is **51** seats; a majority in the House of Representatives is **218** seats. == 1970 == Senate: **53** Democrats, 45 Republicans, 1 Conservative (caucusing with Republicans), 1 Independent (caucusing with Democrats). == 1972 == Senate: 48 Democrats, 48 Republicans, 1 American, 1 Conservative (caucusing with Republicans), 2 Independents (caucusing with Democrats). House: **220** Democrats, 204 Republicans, 11 Americans. == 1974 == Senate: **55** Republicans, 39 Democrats, 3 Americans, 1 Conservative (caucusing with Republicans), 2 Independents (caucusing with Democrats). House: **253** Republicans, 164 Democrats, 18 Americans. == 1976 == Senate: **62** Republicans, 34 Democrats, 3 Americans, 1 Independent (caucusing with Democrats). House: **259** Republicans, 158 Democrats, 18 Americans. ==== United Kingdom ==== === Parliamentary === == 1970 == //Note that **316** seats are required for a majority in the House of Commons.// Labour won 45.59% of the vote, and **329** seats. The Conservatives won 44.16% of the vote, and 291 seats. The Liberals won 7.24% of the vote, and 6 seats. The Scottish National Party won 1.01% of the vote, and 1 seat. Other parties (all in Northern Ireland) won 3 seats. Harold Wilson was returned as Prime Minister, becoming the first to lead the Labour Party through three successive election victories. Tory leader Edward Heath, who had suffered two consecutive defeats, was forced out of his own party leadership in 1971, becoming the first Conservative leader never to become Prime Minister. He was replaced by William Whitelaw. == 1974 == //Note that **318** seats are required for a majority in the House of Commons.// The Conservatives won 47.17% of the vote and **389** seats. Labour won 35.64% of the vote, and 224 seats. The Liberals won 13.36% of the vote, and 12 seats. The Scottish National Party won 2.04% of the vote, and 4 seats. Plaid Cymru won 0.51% of the vote, and 2 seats. Other parties (all in Northern Ireland) won 4 seats. William Whitelaw defeated incumbent Prime Minister Harold Wilson in a landslide victory; the 14.9 million ballots cast for Conservative candidates marked a record for most total votes received by any party in British history. === Consultatory === ==== Canada ==== === Federal === == 1972 == //Note that **133** ridings are required for a majority in the House of Commons.// The Progressive Conservatives won 37.31% of the popular vote, and 123 ridings. The Liberals won 36.42% of the popular vote, and 92 ridings. The New Democrats won 17.32% of the popular vote, and 28 ridings. Social Credit won 8.01% of the popular vote, and 19 ridings. Independents won 2 ridings. Tory leader Robert Stanfield defeated Liberal incumbent PM Pierre Trudeau, forming the first PC government since 1963. == 1974 == //Note that **133** ridings are required for a majority in the House of Commons.// The Progressive Conservatives won 42.18% of the popular vote, and **142** ridings. The Liberals won 29.11% of the popular vote, and 64 ridings. The New Democrats won 17.59% of the popular vote, and 31 ridings. Social Credit won 10.61% of the popular vote, and 27 ridings. Robert Stanfield was returned as Prime Minister, forming a majority government. === Provincial === == Quebec == ---- ==== See Also ==== **[[chapters that wacky redhead|Chapters]]** **[[dramatis personae that wacky redhead|Dramatis Personae]]** **[[facts and figures that wacky redhead|Facts and Figures]]** **[[artworks and illustrations that wacky redhead|Artworks and Illustrations]]** **[[glossary that wacky redhead|Glossary]]** **[[miscellanea that wacky redhead|Miscellanea and Fun Stuff]]** ---- ==== Navigation ==== **[[That Wacky Redhead]]**