Make Politicians History election results

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Make Politicians History was a minor United Kingdom political party that advocated the abolition of Parliament in favour of devolution to city-states and decision-making by referendum. From the 1980s, the group stood under various descriptions, including Vote For Yourself, www.xat.org and Vote For Yourself Rainbow Dream Ticket. It officially disbanded in 2009.

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Enfield Southgate by-election, 14 July 1984

ConstituencyCandidateParty nameVotes%
Enfield, Southgate George Weiss Captain Rainbow's Universal Party480.2

Greenwich by-election, 26 February 1987

ConstituencyCandidateParty nameVotes%
Greenwich Malcolm Hardee Rainbow Dream Ticket, Beer, Fags & Skittles Party1240.3

Kensington by-election, 14 July 1988

ConstituencyCandidateParty nameVotes%
Kensington Cynthia Payne Rainbow Alliance Payne and Pleasure Party1930.2

General election, 1992

ConstituencyCandidateParty nameVotes%
Greenwich Malcolm Hardee Independent1030.3
Hampstead & Highgate A HallRainbow Ark Voters Association440.1
Hampstead & Highgate C S WilsonScallywagg440.1
Hampstead & Highgate Captain Rizz Rainbow Dream Ticket330.1

General election, 1997

ConstituencyCandidateParty nameVotes%
Battersea Joseph MarshallRainbow Dream Ticket1270.3
Brent, E Claire WarrilowRainbow Dream Ticket1200.3
Brent, N George ClarkRainbow Dream Ticket1990.5
Brent, S Christopher HowardRainbow Dream Ticket1750.5
Brighton, Kemptown Alan CardRainbow Dream Ticket590.1
Cities of London & Westminster Jerry Sadowitz Rainbow Dream Ticket730.2
Coventry, NE Leslie FrancisRainbow Dream Ticket1760.3
Coventry, S Anne-Marie BradshawRainbow Dream Ticket1800.4
Dulwich & West Norwood David GoodmanRainbow Dream Ticket1730.4
Esher & Walton Simone KayRainbow Dream Ticket3020.6
Hackney, N & Stoke Newington Lisa LovebucketRainbow Dream Ticket1760.5
Hampstead & Highgate Ronnie Carroll Rainbow Dream Ticket1410.3
Holborn & St. Pancras Martin RosenthalRainbow Dream Ticket1570.4
Isle of Wight Jonathan Eveleigh Rainbow Dream Ticket860.1
Kensington & Chelsea Paul SullivanRainbow Dream Ticket650.2
Kingston & Surbiton Clifford PortRainbow Dream Ticket1000.2
Lewisham, E Captain Rizz Rainbow Dream Ticket970.3
Manchester, Withington Stephen KingstonRainbow Dream Ticket1810.4
Regent's Park & Kensington N Debbie SadowitzRainbow Dream Ticket1670.4
Richmond Park Peter DaviesRainbow Dream Ticket730.1
St. Albans Sari CraigenRainbow Dream Ticket1660.3
Teignbridge Lorraine GoldingRainbow Dream Ticket1390.2
Tooting Daniel Bailey-BondRainbow Dream Ticket830.2
Torbay Paul WildRainbow Dream Ticket1000.2
Totnes James GoldingRainbow Dream Ticket1080.2
Twickenham Terence HaggarRainbow Dream Ticket1550.3
West Ham Jonathan RainbowRainbow Dream Ticket1160.3
Wimbledon Graham StaceyRainbow Dream Ticket470.1
Yeovil Chris HudsonRainbow Dream Ticket970.2

Source: [1]

Uxbridge by-election, 31 July 1997

ConstituencyCandidateParty nameVotes%
Uxbridge Ronnie Carroll Rainbow Dream Ticket300.1

General election, 2001

ConstituencyCandidateParty nameVotes%
Belfast, E Rainbow George Weiss Vote For Yourself Dream Ticket710.2
Belfast, N Rainbow George Weiss Vote For Yourself Dream Ticket1340.3
Belfast, S Rainbow George Weiss Vote For Yourself Dream Ticket1150.3
Belfast, W Rainbow George Weiss Vote For Yourself Dream Ticket980.2

General election, 2005

ConstituencyCandidateParty nameVotes%
Antrim, E David Kerr Vote For Yourself Dream Ticket1470.5
Belfast, E Lynda GilbyVote For Yourself Dream Ticket1720.6
Belfast, N Lynda GilbyVote For Yourself Dream Ticket1510.5
Belfast, S Lynda GilbyVote For Yourself Dream Ticket2350.7
Belfast, W Lynda GilbyVote For Yourself Dream Ticket1540.4
Brent, E Rainbow George Weiss Vote For Yourself Dream Ticket390.1
Brent, N Rainbow George Weiss Vote For Yourself Dream Ticket1260.4
Brent, S Rainbow George Weiss Vote For Yourself Dream Ticket610.2
Cardiff, Central Catherine Taylor-DawsonVote For Yourself Dream Ticket370.1
Cardiff, N Catherine Taylor-DawsonVote For Yourself Dream Ticket10.0
Cardiff, S & Penarth Catherine Taylor-DawsonVote For Yourself Dream Ticket790.2
Cardiff, W Catherine Taylor-DawsonVote For Yourself Dream Ticket1670.5
Chipping Barnet Rainbow George Weiss Vote For Yourself Dream Ticket590.1
Finchley & Golders Green Rainbow George Weiss Vote For Yourself Dream Ticket1100.3
Foyle Ben ReelVote For Yourself Dream Ticket310.1
Hampstead & Highgate Rainbow George Weiss Vote For Yourself Dream Ticket910.2
Hendon Rainbow George Weiss Vote For Yourself Dream Ticket680.2
Holborn & St Pancras Rainbow George Weiss Vote For Yourself Dream Ticket1520.4
Kingston & Surbiton Rainbow George Weiss Vote For Yourself Dream Ticket1460.3
Richmond Park Rainbow George Weiss Vote For Yourself Dream Ticket630.1
Sutton & Cheam Rainbow George Weiss Vote For Yourself Dream Ticket2880.7
Twickenham Rainbow George Weiss Vote For Yourself Dream Ticket640.1
Wimbledon Rainbow George Weiss Vote For Yourself Dream Ticket220.1

Source: [2]

There were three candidates in the 2003 Northern Ireland Assembly election.

Under the title Make Politicians History, Weiss stood in the four Belfast constituencies in the Northern Ireland Assembly elections in 2007.

Haltemprice & Howden by-election, 10 July 2008

ConstituencyCandidateParty nameVotes%
Haltemprice and Howden Ronnie Carroll Make Politicians History290.1

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