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  UK Parliament - Barnsley
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Parents > United Kingdom > England > Yorkshire & the Humber > Yorkshire & the Humber > Barnsley
OfficeParliament
HonorificMember of Parliament - Abbr: MP
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open May 03, 1979 - 01:00am Central
Polls Close May 03, 1979 - 04:00pm Central
Term Start May 03, 1979 - 12:00pm
Term End June 09, 1983 - 12:00pm
ContributorNew Jerusalem
Last ModifiedRBH October 26, 2023 04:39pm
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Description Gallagher was opposed to the presence of British troops in Northern Ireland. Mason was the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland at the time of the election.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won10/10/1974
NameRoy Mason Votes34,212 (65.33%)
Term10/11/1974 - 05/03/1979 Margin24,812 (+47.38%)
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Name (I) Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Roy Mason George England Wilfred K. Whitaker B. Gallagher P. Davis  
PartyLabour Conservative Liberal Independent Workers Revolutionary  
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Certified Votes 36,276 (64.02%) 13,654 (24.10%) 5,751 (10.15%) 638 (1.13%) 348 (0.61%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -22,622 (-39.92%) -30,525 (-53.87%) -35,638 (-62.89%) -35,928 (-63.40%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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