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usually there are only between 6 and 9 candidates by the time a general election comes around but in recent times more people have been trying to get into power, for example nick griffin and the bnp. anybody over the ages of 18 and who has a birth certificate for the UK, Ireland or the commonwealth can stand but in 2012 these rules will change with the acceptence of Australian and Russian passports
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∙ 15y agoThe law was changed as from 2007. To stand in any public election you must have attained the age of 18 years on the date of CLOSE OF NOMINATIONS.
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∙ 15y agoUntil 2007, it was 21. It is now 18, although nobody has yet legally stood for parliament under 21 YET!
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∙ 12y agoIt depends on the country, different countries have different laws.
In Australia you have to be 18 years of age.
It's eighteen in the UK, too.
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∙ 14y agoThe United States requires you to be the age of 18 years in order to stand in a general election.
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∙ 16y agoI'm Pretty sure it's 18.
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How old do you have to be to be a MP?
You have to be 18 to stand for parliamentary election.
The leader who stand for the election is known as the?
The leader who stand for election is known as the
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When is the General election in 2013?
in America,the next general election is 2014
When did General Election Law happen?
General Election Law happened in 1928.
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Jake
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Before the general election is one or more primary elections, which narrows down a field of candidates.
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Direct primary is the election in which party members select people to run in the general election.
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