The United Kingdom General election 1931
Time: Tuesday Oct 27, 1931
Place: London, England, United Kingdom
Details: The United Kingdom General election, 1931 takes place, destroying the Labor Party and delivering a landslide victory to the Conservative Party.
‹ Earlier in historyOctober 1931 general election was a landslide victory for the Conservatives Churchill nearly doubled his majority in EppingTuesday Oct 27, 1931 Later in history ›De Gaulle was posted as a "drafting officer"Nov, 1931
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27 October 1931
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Tuesday Oct 27, 1931 - Epping, England, United Kingdom
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