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  UK Parliament - Edinburgh Central
  RACE DETAILS
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Office
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 12:00pm
Polls Open May 03, 1979 - 01:00am
Polls Close May 03, 1979 - 04:00pm
Term Start May 04, 1979 - 12:00pm
Term End June 09, 1983 - 12:00pm
ContributorNew Jerusalem
Last ModifiedNew Jerusalem May 29, 2013 03:38pm
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Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyLabour Won10/10/1974
NameRobin Cook Votes11,129 (40.27%)
Term10/11/1974 - 05/03/1979 Margin3,953 (+14.30%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name (I) Robin Cook David McLetchie S. Donaldson G. Kennedy Colin Boyd
PartyLabour Conservative Liberal Scottish National Scottish Labour
Votes12,191 (47.85%) 7,530 (29.55%) 3,096 (12.15%) 2,486 (9.76%) 176 (0.69%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -4,661 (-18.29%) -9,095 (-35.70%) -9,705 (-38.09%) -12,015 (-47.16%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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