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UK General Election October 1974
General Election Summary – 10 October 1974
| (A) | Members of Parliament | Polish MPs | % |
| 319 Labour | NIL | ||
| 277 Conservative Party | NIL | ||
| 13 Liberal | NIL | ||
| 26 Other Parties | NIL | ||
| Total = 635 MPs | Total = No Polish MPs | Total = NIL | |
| (B) | Election Candidates | Polish Candidates | % |
| 623 Labour | 1 | 0.16% | |
| 622 Conservative | 1 | 0.16% | |
| 619 Liberal | NIL | ||
| 460 Other Parties | NIL | ||
| Total = 2,324 Candidates | Total = 2 Polish Candidates | Total = 0.08% | |
| (C) | Total Votes = 29,189,104 | 2 Polish Candidates = 22,996 votes | 0.08% of Total Votes |
2 Polish Candidates in October 1974 General Election
| Name | Constituency | Party | Result | Votes | Vote Share | Majority | |
| October 1974 : No Polish MPs | |||||||
| 1 | Stefan Terlezki | Cardiff South East | Conservative | 2nd | 10,356 | 25.7% | |
| 2 | Denis MacShane (Denis Matyjaszek) | Solihul | Labour | 3rd | 12,640 | 21% | |
| 22,996 | |||||||
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| Dataset compiled by Christopher Marek Rencki FRAI | |||||||
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