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« on: July 17, 2006, 06:53:49 PM »

1. Six children of 20th Century Prime Ministers have been enobled in their own right. Name them.

2. Two sitting MPs have represented constituencies of four different names through out their careers. Name them, and their constituencies.

3. Who is the aunt of the House of Commons (the woman with the second longest continuous service)?

4. Three MPs are also hereditary peers who if not for the House of Lords Act would had to have disclaimed their peerages to retain their Commons seat (or to be elected in the first instance). Name them.
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« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2006, 07:42:52 PM »

Al? Oh, Al? Where are you Al?
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« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2006, 04:44:51 PM »

1. Six children of 20th Century Prime Ministers have been enobled in their own right. Name them.
Pass

2. Two sitting MPs have represented constituencies of four different names through out their careers. Name them, and their constituencies.
Pass

3. Who is the aunt of the House of Commons (the woman with the second longest continuous service)?
Gwyneth Dunwoody MP

4. Three MPs are also hereditary peers who if not for the House of Lords Act would had to have disclaimed their peerages to retain their Commons seat (or to be elected in the first instance). Name them.
John Thurso MP (Lib Dem, Caithness)
Nicolas Soames MP (Con, Sussex Mid)
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« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2006, 11:04:28 AM »
« Edited: July 22, 2006, 11:07:22 AM by Just Peter »

3. Incorrect. Dunwoody is the Mother of the House as the woman with the longest service.

4. John Sinclair, 3rd Viscount Thurso is correct.
Nicholas Soames is not - he is simply the son of a life peer in fact.
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« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2006, 11:17:34 AM »


When you wrote this I was in Westmorland. Or West Durham. Maybe North Yorkshire.
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« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2006, 11:19:44 AM »


When you wrote this I was in Westmorland. Or West Durham. Maybe North Yorkshire.

Actually, I knew that but I also knew only YOU could answer all these questions! BTW, welcome back! I'm glad you had a good time.
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« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2006, 11:20:49 AM »

2. Two sitting MPs have represented constituencies of four different names through out their careers. Name them, and their constituencies.

Were any of these constituencies *basically* the same constituency, but with a different name, or entirely different constituencies?
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« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2006, 01:37:37 PM »

2. Two sitting MPs have represented constituencies of four different names through out their careers. Name them, and their constituencies.

Were any of these constituencies *basically* the same constituency, but with a different name, or entirely different constituencies?

One of the MPs represented basically the same seat, and the other MP has represented effectively two seats.
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« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2006, 01:40:31 PM »

Would that not be Sir Peter Tapsell by any chance? He represented Nottingham West from 1959-64, before becoming MP for Horncastle, then East Lindsey and now finally Louth and Horncastle.

Ironic really that he now has a bigger majority than in 1983, anyone know the reason why it was lower in 83?

Have no idea who the other MP is though.
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« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2006, 04:22:30 PM »

Ironic really that he now has a bigger majority than in 1983, anyone know the reason why it was lower in 83?

Yes; there was a strong Liberal machine in that part of Lincolnshire in the '80's. It's since collapsed, and the Labour vote has revieved (especially in Louth).
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« Reply #10 on: December 04, 2006, 09:38:23 AM »

1. Six children of 20th Century Prime Ministers have been enobled in their own right. Name them.

Margaret Jay, Baroness Jay (daughter of James Callaghan)
Gwilym Lloyd George, 1st Viscount Tenby (second son of David Lloyd George)
Cyril Asquith, Baron Asquith of Bishopstone (law lord and son of H H Asquith)
Violet Bonham Carter, Baroness Asquith of Yarnbury (daughter of H H Asquith)
Edgar Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Viscount Cecil of Chelwood (son of Lord Salisbury)
Hugh Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Baron Quickswood (son of Lord Salisbury)

2. Two sitting MPs have represented constituencies of four different names through out their careers. Name them, and their constituencies.

Peter Tapsell as mentioned
Tom Clarke who has managed to represent 4 constituency names in under 25 years without ever moving: He was helped by the Boundary Commission's consistent attempts to butcher Scotland.

3. Who is the aunt of the House of Commons (the woman with the second longest continuous service)?

Shockingly, Harriett Harman who has represented Camberwell and Peckham (and its predecessor) since 1982.

4. Three MPs are also hereditary peers who if not for the House of Lords Act would had to have disclaimed their peerages to retain their Commons seat (or to be elected in the first instance). Name them.

John Thurso as mentioned
Douglas Hogg, 3rd Viscount Hailsham (MP for Sleaford and N Hykeham)
Michael Kerr, 13th Marquess of Lothian (better known as Michael Ancram)
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« Reply #11 on: December 04, 2006, 01:58:49 PM »

I'm glad we got those questions answered, as I've thought of an interesting one.

Since the 1979 General Election, what common factor has occured at UK general elections?
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« Reply #12 on: December 04, 2006, 02:00:43 PM »

Since the 1979 General Election, what common factor has occured at UK general elections?

You're going to have to be more specific than that.
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« Reply #13 on: December 04, 2006, 02:12:02 PM »

Since the 1979 General Election, what common factor has occured at UK general elections?

Surely there must be a vast number of things which meet this criterion?
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« Reply #14 on: December 04, 2006, 06:25:48 PM »

I am being specfic. There is one thing that has happened at every UK general election since 1979. It's been captured by the BBC at every election at the following locations:

1979: London
1983: London
1987: London
1992: Manchester
1997: Pontefract
2001: London
2005: London
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« Reply #15 on: December 04, 2006, 09:05:13 PM »

You may need to be more specific than that.
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« Reply #16 on: December 04, 2006, 09:54:53 PM »

Since the 1979 General Election, what common factor has occured at UK general elections?

Surely there must be a vast number of things which meet this criterion?

The answer is obviously voting.  Voting has happened at every UK election since 1979.
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« Reply #17 on: December 07, 2006, 07:20:14 PM »

Nope, next clue

A different person hosted each segment
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« Reply #18 on: December 07, 2006, 08:43:40 PM »

Nope, next clue

A different person hosted each segment

What are you talking about?  My answer was correct, are you telling me that voting didn't occur during all those elections?
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« Reply #19 on: December 07, 2006, 11:30:55 PM »

Some sort of BBC election night coverage segment?
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« Reply #20 on: December 08, 2006, 08:24:43 AM »

Nope, next clue

A different person hosted each segment

What are you talking about?  My answer was correct, are you telling me that voting didn't occur during all those elections?
No, in Britain voting is forbidden on election days.
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« Reply #21 on: December 08, 2006, 03:27:13 PM »

Some sort of BBC election night coverage segment?

That's right
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« Reply #22 on: December 08, 2006, 04:49:54 PM »


woop woop!

Can't be the swingometer, thats been steady.....

I dunno you'll have to get a brit still at home to answer that for you, I've only been watching them for 10 years or so
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« Reply #23 on: December 18, 2006, 04:42:29 PM »

Bump, this was good stuff, someone figure it out.
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« Reply #24 on: December 24, 2006, 09:04:07 AM »

You seem hopelessly stumped, so I'll tell you the answer.

Comedy Inserts

In 1979, Richard Stilgoe (in the studio) did a comic song about the election. In 1983 Faith Brown was interviewed (as the Prime Minister) outside the Commons. In 1987, two of the Spitting Image team were asked for their views on the election (and broke into Thatcher and Kinnock). In 1992, Rory Bremner was in Manchester (and did impressions of all the party leaders as well as Paxman and Cole), 1997 Frank Skinner went round the North of England in a helicopter, 2001 saw a cartoonist draw a picture of the election studio (complete with Dalek) and in 2005 Jon Culshaw did his Blair and Bush impressions.
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