The General Election of 1950 won by Atlee, is taken as an example to illustrate the functioning of the British electoral system. Footage of the election machinery is shown; the selection of candidate; the work of his local election agent; canvassing the electorate; policing; the work of the returning officer; Polling Day; announcement of the results; State opening of Parliament by George V.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
004958
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Elections - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Great Britain - Politics and government
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Voting
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)