They are not.
Occasionally by-elections are held on Wednesdays. In about 1978 I think
a Scottish by-election (Glasgow Govan?) was because of a World Cur
Football Match on the Thursday!!!
I think convention is the only reason we have General Elections on
Thursdays.
David
-----Original Message-----
From: Gill Cookson [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 07 April 2005 09:49
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Elections
Dear all,
This may not be strictly a local history question, but having seen the
astonishingly detailed knowledge of list members about new years, how
about this one (someone just asked me, and I couldn't come up with an
explanation):
Why are British elections almost always on Thursdays?
Gill
Dr Gill Cookson,
County Editor,
Victoria County History of Durham.
http://www.durhampast.net
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