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The United States of Britain Presidential Election, 1996 was held on November 5th, 1996 to elect the next President of the USB. The contest was between Republican Vice-President Michael Heseltine, Democratic nominee Tony Blair, and Libertarian Paddy Ashdown. Incumbent President John Major was unable to seek a third term due to term limits.

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  • United States of Britain Presidential Election, 1996
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  • The United States of Britain Presidential Election, 1996 was held on November 5th, 1996 to elect the next President of the USB. The contest was between Republican Vice-President Michael Heseltine, Democratic nominee Tony Blair, and Libertarian Paddy Ashdown. Incumbent President John Major was unable to seek a third term due to term limits.
popular vote
  • 5242947(xsd:integer)
  • 9600943(xsd:integer)
  • 13518167(xsd:integer)
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flag size
  • 60(xsd:integer)
Next Year
  • 2000(xsd:integer)
turnout
  • 71(xsd:double)
election date
  • 1996(xsd:integer)
election name
  • 1996(xsd:integer)
before party
  • Republican
map caption
  • Presidential election results map. Red denotes areas won by Heseltine/Hague, Blue denotes those won by Blair/Brown.
map size
  • 250(xsd:integer)
ongoing
  • no
Type
  • presidential
flag image
  • Flag of the United Kingdom.png
after party
  • Democratic
nominee
  • Tony Blair
  • Michael Heseltine
  • Paddy Ashdown
home state
  • North East England
  • South West England
  • South East England
Party
  • Republican
  • Democratic
  • Libertarian
Title
  • President
map image
  • Fictional_US_UK_Map_1996_Edit.png
before election
  • John Major
Image
  • 100(xsd:integer)
running mate
  • Gordon Brown
  • Alan Beith
  • William Hague
Percentage
  • 30.7
  • 16.8
  • 43.2
previous election
  • 1992(xsd:integer)
next election
  • 2000(xsd:integer)
after election
  • Tony Blair
Previous Year
  • 1992(xsd:integer)
abstract
  • The United States of Britain Presidential Election, 1996 was held on November 5th, 1996 to elect the next President of the USB. The contest was between Republican Vice-President Michael Heseltine, Democratic nominee Tony Blair, and Libertarian Paddy Ashdown. Incumbent President John Major was unable to seek a third term due to term limits. Democrat Tony Blair won a landslide victory against Republican Michael Heseltine. Under Blair's campaign, the Democrats had adopted a more centrist policy platform under the name 'New Democrats'. This was seen as moving away from the traditionally more left-wing stance of the party. Blair made several campaign pledges such as the creation of a National Minimum Wage, devolution referendums for Scotland and Wales and promised greater economic competence than the Republicans, who were unpopular following the events of Black Wednesday in 1992. The Republicans nominee was incumbent Vice-President Michael Heseltine, who ran his campaign emphasising falling unemployment and a strong economic recovery following the early 1990s recession. However, a series of scandals, party disunity over the European Union, the events of Black Wednesday and a desire of the electorate for change after 18 years of Republican rule all contributed to the Republican's large defeat.
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