2019 UK General Election - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
Which day of the week was the election held on? Thursday
95%
How many seats did Labour win in Scotland? One (Edinburgh South)
91%
Name a party that won JUST one seat in Parliament Green Party, Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
83%
Did Boris Johnson increase or decrease his personal majority in his own constituency of Uxbridge and South Ruislip? Increase
75%
Which party leader lost their seat (East Dunbartonshire)? Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrats)
75%
Which party suffered the greatest loss in national popular support? Labour
74%
Which former PM intervened against the Tories a week before polling day - only to see his former seat unexpectedly switch to the Tories Tony Blair (Sedgefield)
74%
Which type of prejudice dogged Jeremy Corbyn and Labour during the election (for which he repeatedly refused to apologise)? Antisemitism
73%
Which party's Westminster leader was ousted by the Mayor of Belfast? DUP (Nigel Dodds)
72%
Which institution did Labour erroneously claim the Conservatives would attempt to 'sell' when they won the election? NHS
65%
Where did our esteemed PM hide to avoid a grilling by a certain notorious breakfast TV presenter on polling day morning? In a fridge
62%
Which party leader announced during their constituency acceptance speech that they would not lead their party into the next election? Jeremy Corbyn (Labour)
62%
Boris Johnson's PR team had him parody a scene from a famous Christmas love movie - which one? Love Actually
56%
And finally, how many seats did Boris Johnson's Conservatives win? 365
53%
What is the name of the Conservatives' controversial Chief Special Advisor? (he also led the VoteLeave campaign) Dominic Cummings
53%
Which controversial new industry did the Conservatives put a moratorium on for the election campagin after fears it triggered an earthquake in Lancashire? Fracking
49%
When was the last time that Labour's seat tally was as low as in 2019? 1935
46%
Which interviewer did Johnson notoriously dodge an interview with? Andrew Neil
41%
Name one of the most senior MPs to (stand for and) lose their seat Dominic Grieve, Frank Field, Dennis Skinner, Mike Gapes
36%
Which constituency was the first to swing on Election Night? (clue: it was a traditional Labour seat that went to the Conservatives - and it was the fourth to be declared) Blyth Valley
31%
What was the 'Russia Report,' over which Johnson and the Tories were much derided, about? Russian meddling in the 2016 EU Referendum
27%
If the election was held under proportional representation, how many seats would the LibDems have won? (they won 11 in the actual election) 75
25%
Which was the last constituency to declare? (at 3pm on the 13th) St Ives
15%
Which institution did Johnson claim was 'beyond reproach' in the first Leaders' Debate? The Monarchy
12%
Which Tory Minister's aide did the media briefly - and wrongly - claim was punched by a Labour activist; leading to allegations of media bias Matt Hancock (Health Secretary)
10%
Who did Boris Johnson claim were his favourite bands in a Tory election broadcast? (name one) The Clash, The Rolling Stones
10%
Which national treasure shouted at Corbyn to 'JUST APOLOGISE' on live television? Phillip Schofield
6%
What was the name of the electoral pact between the Green Party, the Liberal Democrats and Plaid Cymru that covered about 80 seats? Unite To Remain
5%
Instead of a manifesto, what did Nigel Farage and The Brexit Party name their document of stated objectives in Government? His 'Contract With The People'
4%
What was the problem with the document that Corbyn provided to prove this claim? It only mentioned the NHS four times in over 400 pages, it was from the previous government, it was almost entirely redacted
4%
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