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by arethuza 2393 days ago
He did win the 1951 general election:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1951_United_Kingdom_general_el...
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green1 2393 days ago
Yes, without winning the popular vote. From your link:

     Churchill: 13,717,851
        Attlee: 13,948,385
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arethuza 2392 days ago
That doesn't really count for anything in our election system.
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green1 2392 days ago
The point was about Churchill's popularity in Britain (real vs myth), not the British electoral system.
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