This statistic displays the biggest government defeats in the United Kingdom's House of Commons since 1924. The vote on Theresa May's Brexit deal on January 15, 2019 was defeated by 230 votes, making it the heaviest government defeat since 1918.
Biggest government defeats in the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1918 to 2019, by margin of defeat
Characteristic
Margin of defeat
May: Brexit vote (2019)
230
MacDonald: 1st vote on inquiry into Campbell case (1924)
166
MacDonald: 2nd vote on inquiry into Campbell case (1924)
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The Guardian. (March 12, 2019). Biggest government defeats in the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1918 to 2019, by margin of defeat [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/956790/uk-goverment-defeats/
The Guardian. "Biggest government defeats in the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1918 to 2019, by margin of defeat." Chart. March 12, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/956790/uk-goverment-defeats/
The Guardian. (2019). Biggest government defeats in the United Kingdom House of Commons from 1918 to 2019, by margin of defeat. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/956790/uk-goverment-defeats/
The Guardian. "Biggest Government Defeats in The United Kingdom House of Commons from 1918 to 2019, by Margin of Defeat." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/956790/uk-goverment-defeats/
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