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Lists of Heads of Government and Heads of State

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Eminence Grease

1969-1973: Richard Nixon/Spiro T. Agnew (Republican)
1968: Hubert Humphrey/Ed Muskie (Democratic) , George Wallace/Curtis LeMay (American Independent)
1972: Hubert Humphrey/Wilbur Mills (Democratic) , George McGovern/Ron Dellums (Independent)

1973-1973: Richard Nixon/Vacant (Republican)
1973-1977: Richard Nixon/John Connally (Republican)
1977-1985: Ronald Reagan/Bob Dole (Republican)

1976: Henry M. Jackson/Birch Bayh (Democratic) , Charles Mathias/John B. Anderson (Independent) , Eugene McCarthy/Various (Independent) , Lyndon LaRouche/Bob Avakian (U.S. Labor)
1980: Jerry Brown/Walter Fauntroy (Democratic) , John B. Anderson/Ted Kennedy (National Unity)

1985-1988: Ernest Hollings/Michael Dukakis (Democratic)
1984: Tom Kean/Roy Cohn (Republican)
1988-1988: Michael Dukakis/Vacant (Democratic)
1988-1989: Michael Dukakis/Jesse Jackson (Democratic)
1989-1997: Jack Kemp/George H. W. Bush (Republican)

1988: Michael Dukakis/Jesse Jackson (Democratic)
1992: Ross Perot/John Silber (Independent) , Bill Clinton/Kurt Schmoke (Democratic)

1997-2001: Bob Dole/Arlen Specter (Republican)
1996: Richard Lamm/Ed Zschau (Reform) , Bob Kerrey/Nancy Pelosi (Democratic)
2001-2005: Donald Trump/George W. Bush (Reform/Republican)
2000: Joe Lieberman/Bill Richardson (Democratic) , Arlen Specter/George W. Bush (Republican) , Donald Trump/Jesse Ventura (Reform)
2005-2013: Al Sharpton/Lincoln Chafee (Democratic)
2004: Donald Trump/Pat Buchanan (Reform) , George W. Bush/Joseph Bruno (Republican)
2008: Tom Golisano/Virgil Goode (Reform) , Joseph Bruno/Mike Huckabee (Republican) , Ron Paul/Bob Barr (Libertarian)

2013-2017: Gary Johnson/Jesse Ventura (Libertarian)
2012: Hillary Rodham/Elliot Spitzer (Democratic) , Carl Paladino/Scott Walker (Republican) , Randy Credico/Various (Reform)
2017-0000: Donald Trump/Alex Jones (Nationalist - Republican/Libertarian Coupon)
2016: Hillary Rodham/Terry McAuliffe (Democratic) , Gary Johnson/Warren Redlich (Libertarian) , Ted Cruz/John Kasich (Republican)
 
AMERICAN Nightmare

1969-1973

George Wallace


1.The results of the 1968 presidential election surprised everly one. most of all the winner.George Wallace became the 37th president of the united states beating Former vice president Nixon and Vice president Humphrey.
president Johnson wasent to keen on his liuetinent becoming presient but was horrified at Wallace becoming president as was most of America. Thankfully there was no roll backs on civil rights but the Wallace admintration dived into Veitnam much to the left"s dismay.

1973- 1977

Ronald Reagan

Reagan ,governor of California defeated Edmund Muskie and Preswident Wallace. u.s. continued into Vietnam and the China .Soviet relations went sour as the two countries had a trade war. the U.S. sunk into a deep recession.


1977-1979


Jimmy Carter




The former georgia plantation farmer turned governor defeated the ex actor turned governor. president in u.s. history closet elections ever!!president Carter got middle east peace deal but months before his reelection he was fatally shot and killed.


John V.Lindsay

1979-1985

President Lindsay is considered by many historians citizens the country's worst ever president. The u.s. involvement in Vietnam continued and the United states had a oil crisis in 1980 George Bush came close to beating president Lindsay and Anderson won his home state 1984 Governor Brown and Ted Kennedy primaries the unpopular Lindsay.


Howard Baker
1985-1993
President Baker was America's last cold war president. Finally there was a cease fire between North AND sOUTH vEITNAM. also. THE u.s. made a recovery. In 1984 President Baker defeated Senator Gary Hart.
 
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A mostly FH Timeline based on first impressions of ambassador pictures by alphabetical order of countries

Part One - The "A"s!

Steve Bucks (Republican) 1981-1989 [Afghanistan; John Bass]
1980: def. Michael Mitchell (Democratic)
1984: def. Tony Cardona (Democratic) and Jack Bender (Independent Democratic)
Bucks was a charismatic man who was from a rural state and sought to end the New Deal. Known for his rural persona and for cultivating the image of him as a "man's man", he managed to win over the country and in 1984 with a divided Democratic party between urban liberal Cardona and rural moderate Bender, he won a landslide.

Anthony Roche (Republican) 1989-1993 [Algeria; John Desrocher]
1988: def. Bob Sender (Democratic)
Roche was a classic Iowan president. Less aggressively macho than Bucks, he combined it with an "aw shucks" personality and a firm socially conservative record that managed to eke out a victory against Southern populist Bob Sender, but the economy collapsed under him and his intervention in the Northern Irish Troubles only managed to make it even worse and sour Britain to America.

Bob Sender (Democratic) 1993-2001 [Andorra/Spain; Duke Buchan]
1992: def. Anthony Roche (Republican), Tex Caraway (United for Change) and L. L. Webb (Socialist)
1996: def. John Bauer (Republican)
Sender by 1992 was less brash than he was in 88, but still a firm populist. However, he was not a populist like in the days of Presidents Jack Sinclair or Ed Larkin, he was a centrist who thought the Democrats needed to sell more to "average Joes". The hard-left of the party bolted to boost the Socialist vote back up above 5%, but they were not the main story. Billionaire Tex Caraway and his "United for Change" was. Both Roche and Sender subscribed to the idea of free trade, but Caraway vocally didn't, and managed to run the election close for most of the campaign before his wife sued for divorce which led to a spiralling loss of votes.

Sender won, and implemented free trade while admitting Hawaii to the Union. His term was noted for bitter rivalry between him and Senate Majority Leader John Bauer who defected to win the Republican nomination. With Tex Caraway in hospital and Socialists sated by the creation of a Department of Social Services, it was a straight fight, which the popular Sender won easily.

Elaine White (Democratic) 2001-2005 [Angola; Nina Maria Fite]
2000: def. Al Golding (Republican) and Miles Land (Third Millennium!)
By the time of 2000, Sender was on thin ground. His demagogic tendencies meant that by the end people were fed up of him. The Democratic Party nominated his uncontroversial Secretary of State instead of his vice-president and of course that led to the vice-president walking out and with Sender's endorsement the Democratic Party was at war. Elaine White had a high mountain to climb to win, but she was of tough stuff and could manage to do it. The Republican candidate, Al Golding, was a die-hard libertarian who at the first debate declared that he would "stop at nothing" to cut government, which White successfully span as dangerous.

This and Sender rapidly becoming a liability for Vice-President Land meant that White won a narrow electoral majority. Her term was one mostly remembered for her valiant effort at creating Irish peace and her attempt at reforming education.

Lori Robinson (Republican) 2005-2013 [Antigua and Barbuda/Eastern Caribbean; Linda Swartz Taglialatela]
2004: def. Elaine White (Democratic) and Bob Sender Jr. (Third Millennium!)
2008: def. Tom Ashdown (Democratic)
Lori Robinson sold herself as a "Moderate Republican" and by 2004 the Republican Party was entirely ready to accept a moderate as long as the Senderites and Democrats were thrown out. And thrown out they were. Robinson promised low tax and less intervention abroad and she delivered on that. The Robinson years are remembered as a high plateau. Social change was muted, the economy was strong and America could rest easy. Sure, sometimes the unions grumbled, but most people didn't pay attention.

David Blanco González (Democratic) 2013-2015* [Argentina; Edward C. Prado]
2012: def. Henry Lawless (Republican)
"DBG" as he is commonly referred as, was the first Hispanic president of the United States and his election was a closely-fought one that was ultimately won by high Hispanic turnout. The Robinson years ended with a bang as disgruntled conservatives [successfully silenced during the Robinson years] came out in force against DBG. DBG was an experienced politician and managed to fight against this racially-animated campaign and managed to make his presidency a success - he could point to a final treaty in Ireland, the rehabiliation of West Korea and successful reforms on education and healthcare [even if they were somewhat mild ones], all remarkable for such a brief two years but ultimately he expired on board Air Force One, health torn to shreds by stress.

Skylar Luce (Democratic) 2015-2021 [Armenia; Lynne M. Tracy]
2016: def. Will Nathan (Republican)
Luce was the establishment figure who could reassure Rust Belt Americans unsure of DBG that the Dem ticket was the way to go. And once DBG died, Luce promptly took over and kept the ship sailing into the 2016 election where she bigged up the Democrats' achievements and underlined just how much more they could do. This and a sympathy vote ensured she would win a landslide. This was the high point of her presidency as Democrats immediately went into infighting over what they could do with that mandate. Sure, DBG's reforms were expanded upon and union power strengthened somewhat, but the people gave the GOP back the House in the midterms frustrated with Democrats falling apart. This boded ill for 2020.

Charles Chambers (Republican) 2021-2025 [Australia; Arthur B. Culvahouse Jr.]
2020: def. Skylar Luce (Democratic)
Charles Chambers was a devout Christian and a die-hard religious conservative whose overarching aim was to end abortion for good. Campaigning on an unrepentantly socially conservative platform, he managed to defeat unpopular President Luce and then just like Luce, his party fell apart once they got full power. Sure, Chambers implemented several hardline executive orders, but Congress had way too much "Robinson Republicans" and not enough of the Christian right, so this self-appointed "crusader of Christ" started attacking his own party and it led to Democrats winning the midterms while independents went from 1 to 17. The only successful thing he oversaw was the abolishment of the Electoral College, which was a bipartisan thing.

Ted Silver (Democratic) 2025-2033 [Austria; Trevor Traina]
2024: def. Charles Chambers (Republican) and Linda Robinson (Our Republic)
2028: def. Beau Richards (Republican) and Linda Robinson (Our Republic)
The "Silver Age" as many call it was a time of contradictions. The economy was buzzing along fine, America was prospering, yet the nation was the most bitterly polarised it ever been. That prosperity did not reach everyone, or even most people. And the prescription to this problem from newly-elected President Silver was two words - Democratic. Socialism. America's first socialist president since Jack Sinclair was determined to change America's economy, to make it work for everyone.

A big obstacle to this was the Republican controlled House. Silver only won because Linda Robinson, sister of President Lori Robinson, walked out when the GOP nominated President Chambers and formed Our Republic, a moderate conservative party, and Our Republic endorsed the GOP in Congress. So many were calling Silver "illegitimate" for his victory. The President brushed those off and declared that his victory was one of the people against the Big Corporations. His executive orders and the fact the Democrats held the Senate managed to deliver him several victories, enough to give him a semblance of a chance against an united Republican Party.

And then the Republicans nominated a man who declared that Silver was an Euro-socialist spy and should be arrested, and the moderates walked out again. The 2028 election led to a victory for Silver, as expected, as people went with what they knew, and anyway, the executive orders were doing their bit to assuage the prosperity were shared more than before.

Nathan Finch (Republican) 2033- [Azerbajian; Earle D. Litzenberger]
2032: def. Amy Mallott (Democratic)
Finch was a departure from past Republican nominees. A gentle-mannered Senator who managed to have a firmly conservative record while managing to not look radical. By 2032, the economy was starting to look shaky, and while people were willing to not blame President Silver, they certainly thought it was time for a change. Helped by this was Finch's skillful campaign team which focused on reaching everyone via social media and using an advanced AI to "talk" with people online to convince them to vote Finch.

Vice-President Mallott, on the other hand, was an established politician who was only put on the ticket to shore up whatever moderates were still willing to give Silver a chance, and her campaign proved somewhat boring, which clashed badly with Finch's energetic campaign. Finch won in a clear victory, promising "a new dawn is coming to America".
 
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I have just found this in one of my word documents from way back when on AH.com-a list of alternate monarchs etc. Im sure it actually went further than this but i must have stopped contributing after that.

1952-2018: Elizabeth II (House of Windsor)
2018-2031: Charles III (House of Windsor) [1]
2031-2075: William V (House of Windsor)
2075-2101: George VII (House of Windsor)
2101-2129: Diana I (House of Windsor)*(precessor's daughter)
2129-2155: William VI (House of Windsor) [2]
2155-2167: Alexander IV (House of Windsor)[3]*
2167-2222: Henry IX (House of Windsor) [4]
2222-2278: William VII (reigns in Netherlands as Willem-Alexander II). (House of Windsor-Orange)
2278-2305: Frederick I (House of Windsor-Orange)
2305-2337: Anne II (Anne I of The Netherlands) (House of Windsor-Orange) [5]
2337-2449: Elizabeth III (Elizabeth I of The Netherlands) (House of Windsor-Orange [6] [7]
2449-2452: Henry X (Henry I of the Netherlands) (House of Windsor-Orange) [8]
2452-2488: Frederick II (House of Windsor-Orange) [9] [10]
2488-2497: Albert I (House of Windsor-Orange) [11]
2497-2552: William VIII (Willem-Alexander III of The Netherlands) (House of Windsor-Orange) [12]
2552-2631: Victoria II (Victoria I of the Netherlands) (Empress Kaichō in Japan) (House of Windsor-Orange-Yamato) [13]
2631-2690: Juliana I (Juliana II of The Netherlands) (Empress Shifuku in Japan) (House of Windsor-Orange-Yamato
2690-2740; Alexander V (Alexander I of The Netherlands) (House of Windsor-Orange) [14][15]
2740-2800: Edward IX (House of Windsor-Orange)
2800: Henry XI (Henry II of the Netherlands) (House of Windsor-Orange) [16]
2800-2843: Juliana II (Juliana III of The Netherlands) (House of Larrsen.) [17]
[1] Assassinated by Republican extremists.

[2] First openly gay monarch of UK.

[3] Brother of William VI.*

[4] Your son, William VII, becames king/queen of United Kingdom of Great Britain and the Netherlands.*

[5] Letters Patent issued upon her succession, declaring her heirs to be of the House Windsor-Orange

[6] Letters Patent reissued.

[7] First Reign to last over 100 years. Product of advanced medical technology common in 24th century life.

[8] Assumed throne at age 95

[9] Grandson of predecessor. Father rejected the throne

[10] Widely reported, unconfirmed suicide

[11] Died alongside Richard, Prince of Wales at the infamous Minerva II disaster.

[12] Your daughter Victoria II, becames king/queen of United Kingdom of Great Britain and the Netherlands and Emperor of Japan.*

[13] Ruled in exile during the 5th November Coup. Restored to the throne in 2590, beginning the UK's new Golden Age.

[14] Election of the Shinto nationalist party in Japan on a platform of isolationist Shinto seperatism. Opposing a Christian monarch heading the christian Church of England, the newly elected Japanese government forces Alexander to abdicate the Japanese throne on behalf of his third son Akihiko-a practicing adherant of Shinto(the only in the royal family). Letters patent revert the dynasty name to Windsor-Orange. The dynasty of Windsor-Orange-Yamato technically survives in Japan

[15] Played a pivotal role in keeping The Netherlands neutral during the European Civil War. First holder of the `Double-Crown` to be born, educated and live mainly in The Netherlands since Anne II & I, with Dutch as his first language.

[16] Dies aged 23 after 12 weeks on the throne, of Kuyper-9 disease.

[17] Married Carl Larrsen, Norwegian property magnate. Failed to issue letter patent protecting Windsor-Orange name. Child will be first of House of Larrsen.


Consorts

1952-2016: Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh - (m. 1951)*
2018-2029: Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall - (m. 2005)**
2031-2075: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge - (m. 2011)
2075-2082: Alexandra, Duchess of Cambridge - (m. 2035)***
2090-2101: Christina, Queen-Consort only - (m. 2090)
2101-2129: Edward, Duke of Cornwall - (m. 2067)
2129-2155: Infante Felipe, Duke of Galicia - (m. 2107)
2155-2167: Beatrice, Duchess of Cornwall - (m. 2137)
2167-2222: Lieke, Princess of the Netherlands - (m. 2163)
2230-2265: Anna, Duchess of Edinburgh - (m. 2230)
2278-2285: Matilda, Princess of the Netherlands - (m. 2274)****
2287-2305: Olivia, Duchess of Norfolk (m. 2287)
2305-2337: Christopher, Duke of Suffolk(*****) (m.2304)
2337-2409: Andrew, Duke of Caithness (m. 2334)
2355-2440: Kathleen, Duchess of York (m. 2380)
2452-2471: Ella, Countess Strathearn(******) (m. 2445)
2488-2497: Yasmin, Duchess of Northumberland (m. 2462)*******
2497-2552: Masahato, Princess Saiteki (m. 2474)
2552-2625: Martin, Prince of the Netherlands (m. 2439)********
2631-2690: Ryu, Duke of Clarence (m. 2620)
2690-2672: Penelope, Duchess of York (m. 2634)*********
2740-2800: Alice, Duchess of Cambridge (m. 2735)
2800-2843: Carl, Duke of Edinburgh (m. 2799)


*His death (natural causes)
** Her death (natural causes)
*** Her death (breast cancer)
**** Her divorce
***** His death (natural causes)
****** Died during the Rotterdam bombing
******* First consort of Asian descent
******** His death (natural causes)
********* Her divorce
 
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Another OTL list, based on a discussion between @Uhura's Mazda and myself.

Electoral History of Billy Hughes

1894 - 1901: Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for Sydney-Lang (Labor)
1901 - 1916: Member of the House of Representatives for West Sydney (Labor)
1901: def. James Beer (Protectionist), James Hanrahan (Independent Protectionist)
1903: def. Edward Warren (Free Trade)
1906: def. James Burns (Anti-Socialist)
1910: def. Stanley Cole (Commonwealth Liberal)
1913: def. John Sutton (Commonwealth Liberal)
1914: def. Walter Finch (Commonwealth Liberal)
1904 (Apr-Aug): Minister for External Affairs (Labor)
1908 - 1909: Attorney-General (Labor)
1910 - 1913: Attorney-General (Labor)
1914 - 1916: Attorney-General (Labor)
1914 - 1915: Deputy Leader of the Labor Party
1915 - 1916: Leader of the Labor Party
1915 - 1916: Prime Minister of Australia (Labor)
1916 - 1917: Member of the House of Representatives for West Sydney (National Labor)
1916 - 1917: Prime Minister of Australia (National Labor)
1916 - 1917: Attorney-General (National Labor)
1916 - 1917: Leader of the National Labor Party
1917 (Feb-May): Member of the House of Representatives for West Sydney (Nationalist)
1917 - 1923: Prime Minister of Australia (Nationalist)
1917 - 1921: Leader of the Nationalist Party
1917 - 1921: Attorney-General (Nationalist)
1917 - 1922: Member of the House of Representatives for Bendigo (Nationalist)
1917: def. Alfred Hampson (Labor)
1919: def. Alfred Hampson (Labor)
1921 - 1923: Minister for External Affairs (Nationalist)
1922 - 1929: Member of the House of Representatives for North Sydney (Nationalist)
1922: def. Albert Piddington (Constitutionalist)
1925: def. Joe Lamaro (Labor)
1928: def. Ben Howe (Labor)
1929 (Aug-Oct): Member of the House of Representatives for North Sydney (Independent Nationalist)
1929: def. Lewis Nott (Nationalist), Clifford Banks (Independent Labor), Ernie Judd (Socialist Labor)
1929 - 1931: Member of the House of Representatives for North Sydney (Australian)
1929 - 1931: Leader of the Australian Party
1931 - 1944: Member of the House of Representatives for North Sydney (United Australia)
1931: def. Norman Cowper (United Australia), Norman Nelson (Lang Labor)
1934: def. Stan Taylor (Lang Labor), Vincent Kelly (Social Credit)
1937: def. Henry Clayden (Labor), Percival Minahan (Social Credit)
1940: def. William Wilson (State Labor), John Steel (Labor), James Dooley (Labor - Non-Communist)
1943: def. Leo Haylen (Labor), Patrick Williams (Independent), Eric Bentley (Independent), Jack Miles (Communist), Jack Lewis (One Parliament), Oliver Partington (Independent)
1937 - 1939: Minister for External Affairs (United Australia)
1939 - 1941: Attorney-General (United Australia)
1941 - 1943: Deputy Leader of the United Australia Party
1943 - 1944: Leader of the United Australia Party
1944 - 1945: Member of the House of Representatives for North Sydney (Independent)
1945 - 1949: Member of the House of Representatives for North Sydney (Liberal)
1946: def. Leo Haylen (Labor)
1949 - 1952: Member of the House of Representatives for Bradfield (Liberal)
1949: def. Ken Gee (Labor), Edward Price (Independent)
1951: def. Hugh Milne (Labor)
 
I The ALP (Non-Communist)* is another valuable entry in the 'Parties With Brackets' category we were discussing earlier.

*For the uninitiated: this was completely separate from the ALP (Anti-Communist)
This reminds me: does everyone have a favorite nutty party they've made up for these?
 
This reminds me: does everyone have a favorite nutty party they've made up for these?
Not strictly a party, but I'm pleased with having made an OTL Archbishop and Governor-General of NZ into a guerrilla leader aligned with the Socialist Unity Party in that Smith's Dream/Sleeping Dogs list I did a couple months back.
 
My personal pick incidentally is (Independent (Left) Section of the Square Deal Party) the CIOish wing of a Populist-Progressive-Socialist Party
 
Copying your Neighbors Homework

(What if the UK adopted the basic structures of the Irish constitution in 1945)

Part 1

1945 Elections

Presidency

King George VI could probably claim to be the most popular monarch among the British people in history, yet soon he would cease to be one at all. As the legal scholars layman alike poured over every article and word in the codified constitution, by far the most contentious issue was that of the Head of State. Churchill was furious and he was not alone, the entire Conservative party, the Liberal Nationals, the Liberals, and National Labour were all staunchly Royalist. Churchill hoped that by nominating Windsor and fighting Labour's candidate in the presidential race he could gain votes in the general and cast them as unpatriotic republican Bolsheviks.

Labour was split, no one in the party had even considered removing the popular King from the throne but now that it had happened things were...different. The republican left of the party wanted to nominate a socialist statesman and seemed all but certain to nominate Deputy Leader of the Labour party, former Cabinet Minister and Leader of the Opposition Arthur Greenwood. Although the right of the party of vehemently opposed any nomination but the King, Greenwood remained a popular figure in the party and it only required 10% of MPs to nominate a candidate. Attlee sensed trouble and quietly sought out private meetings with all sides to come to an agreement. Sensing that republican position could lose them the general, he pressured his friend Greenwood to withdraw with the promise of a Great Office of State under any future Labour government. After publicly announcing Labour's decision to nominate Windsor, very few Labour MPs opposed Attlee's decision. Staunch republican Ernest Thurtle attempted to nominate himself but failed due to lack of support from either Common Wealth or the ILP, despite both failing to nominate a candidate from their own parties.

Therefore on the 18th July 1945 the King would become the President, without a single poster printed or ballot counted. A bastion of tradition and normalcy in changing times; and my how they were changing...

George Windsor (Independent)
(Unopposed)

House of Commons

As unexpected constitutional stipulations were cropping up everywhere, one of the most logistically difficult was that according an obscure subsection, the number of MPs were bound by population and there would have to be somewhere between 963 and 1647. The Government wanted to keep the numbers as low as possible and opted for 1000, they would have to meet in Westminster Hall.

Second of all was how they would be elected. The constitution was quite clear: Single-Transferable-Vote. 200 Constituencies were drawn mostly through combining existing ones, with the rural seats like the Scottish highlands and Mid Wales having three seats and the most urban seats in Central and North London having eight.

At first it seemed as though the new Constitution caused an anti-republican backlash and shifted voters towards the Tories, as the election campaign went on however this changed. The primary reason was the decision to only nominate George VI for the Presidency and a powerful campaign by Labour. Labour had already been 18% ahead in the polls in February and despite the brief confusion at the new Constitution, Social Reform from the popular Beveridge Report on issues such as Housing, Healthcare, Employment and Education were at the top of voters minds.

The results however, shocked just about everyone:

Labour 453
Conservatives(Including Scottish and Ulster Unionists) 266
Liberal 93
Common Wealth 47
Liberal National 41
Independent 31
Independent Labour Party 19
National Independent 15
Irish Nationalist 11
Communist 11
SNP 9
Plaid Cymru 4

As the days went by and the results came in, it became increasingly clear that Clement Attlee would be the next Prime Minister. Two weeks after polling day he realised that Labour would not have a majority, so he began negotiations with the other parties. Although there was clearly a socialist majority in the House, it would be difficult to form a secure majority, Labour MPs fought the election on a manifesto pledging nationalisations and universal health care, they would not throw that away for yet more national government. This meant that the only parties they could work with were Common Wealth, the ILP and a dozen or so independents. Relations between the ILP and Labour turned out to be too sour to lead anywhere but Common Wealth was more hopeful. CW leader Tom Wintringham forced major concessions on a more democratic model of worker ownership and got his MPs in line to join the government. Although the majority in the HoC barely existed, they could rely on the socialist majority on an issue by issue basis and the socialist independents would vote for Attlee's nomination as Prime Minister. Wintringham would be Deputy PM and Aurhur Greenland would be Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs as promised.

Nomination of Prime Minister vote for Clement Attlee (Labour)

Yes: 514
No: 454
Abstention: 32

1945-1950
Clement Attlee (Labour)/ Tom Wintringham (Common Wealth)

End of Part 1
 
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