The Follow-Along-at-Home Election Map of 1895
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With British politics much in the news, I thought I’d share some old election maps from the U.K.
In 1895, there was a general election. A new parliament was elected and a new prime minister was chosen. I don’t pretend to understand how important the results were or how relevant the election is today.
What I do know is that starting on July 10 of that year, The Times published several maps meant to help its readers follow along with the weeks-long election. Based on a chart published in 1892 called “Philips’ ’Simplex’ Chart of Parliamentary Representation,” the series consisted of three maps: one showing the political makeup of parliament as it stood before the election, one showing its makeup as the election was drawing to a close, and in between them a map designed to be saved and marked up by readers as results came in, with stickers and crayons:
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