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A SHORT GLOSSARY of UK ELECTION TERMINOLOGY. ballot box. ballot paper / ballot sheet. blank paper. by-election. canvass. cast one’s vote. constituency. count. counting assistant. dissolve parliament. election rally. electoral roll / register of electors. electorate.
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A SHORT GLOSSARY of UK ELECTION TERMINOLOGY
ballot box ballot paper / ballot sheet blank paper by-election canvass cast one’s vote constituency count
counting assistant dissolve parliament election rally electoral roll / register of electors electorate first-past-the-post system general election go to the polls
hung parliament landslide manifesto marginal constituency member of parliament (MP) party leader polling clerk polling day
polling station presiding officer prime minister (PM) returning officer rigging run / stand for election safe constituency / seat seat simple majority system
single-member constituency spoiled paper teller turnout voter / elector voting booth working majority