Who was elected the Prime Minister of Great Britain in 1940?

Correct answer: Winston Churchill

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Spacehead265
Spacehead265
beach1961, Voters vote for an MP for their area, there are 650 in the UK. The Party with the most MPs forms the government, and the leader of that Party (elected either by its MPs or its Party Members depending on the Party) then becomes Prime Minister, assuming they have retained their own seat (area or constituency) in the election.
brizey47
brizey47
i dont believe any election took place, he took over from Neville Chamberlain as British prime minister in a time of impending war
BoroboyMD
BoroboyMD
Churchill wasn't elected
Kinky John
Kinky John
Churchill wasnt elected
Robin
Robin
He was not elected by the people, the elected party asked him to step forward, and then went to the King to form government.
Tiktaalik
Tiktaalik
Incorrect answer. Churchill was not ELECTED prime minister in 1940. Unfortunately, this kind of questions plagues the app
Walking Admiral
Walking Admiral
I forgot to say in previous reply that the political party is elected,then it is their leader that it is invited by the Monarch to form a government, of which they then become Prime Minister.
Walking Admiral
Walking Admiral
LyingMedusa78458, totally wrong. they are elected by the voting population then invited to form a government by the Monarch
Player #2435868
Player #2435868
Churchill wasnt elected
Agshayan
Agshayan
BoroboyMD, it doesn't really matter bro
Tiih
Tiih
I guessed 😭
Lisa
Lisa
There is a street named after him
Kyr@
Kyr@
brizey47, i agree with u
S1R3H
S1R3H
Spacehead265, but it wasn't Churchill
S1R3H
S1R3H
I felt I got it right not wrong
Annabel
Annabel
i have just read some other comments and realised that actually he was not elected
Annabel
Annabel
I knew that because of ww2 he was alected after neville chamberlain let us down.
jojo
jojo
once Neville Chamberlain resigned churchill was requested by the king to become prime minister
AR2021
AR2021
Player #38618085, If it wasnt for him, UK could of lost the war
M DOUBLE A
M DOUBLE A
Player #38618085, did you read the top bit.
iloveunicornsandquizzes
iloveunicornsandquizzes
I guess it's not only me, Alexander and Paul are here too!!
iloveunicornsandquizzes
iloveunicornsandquizzes
scrolling through the comments, not many are here from 2021! I think it's only me!
Paul
Paul
This is incorrect, Churchill was asked to form a govt, no election took place
binggy86
binggy86
he wasn't elected until 1951
AliTob
AliTob
Think you must remove or reword this question. It's completely wrong.
Player #25874027
Player #25874027
brizey47, 1940 was actually during a war (WW2). Not an impending war
SHARKBOY
SHARKBOY
brizey47, I believe your right ?
Brenner Munden
Brenner Munden
he was not elected. Chamberlain stood down from pressure and Churchill took over
Player #22919559
Player #22919559
the only time Churchill was elected as prime minister was in 1951. In 1940 he replaced the incumbent Neville Chamberlain after he resigned who replaced Stanley Baldwin (after another resignation) who was elected in 1935.
Anonymous
Anonymous
What he did to India was inhuman.
Player #20484028
Player #20484028
Invalid answer
DJ Frogs
DJ Frogs
NoddyAssFruitcake99, wanted to use x-rays to steralize the poor
Sentinel MCR
Sentinel MCR
Player #877954, Not an English word fan as well by the looks of things.
Player #3354792
Player #3354792
he wasn't "elected". He was asked to form a government after Chamberlain resigned.
ironclaw66
ironclaw66
He wasn't elected by voters !
Player #2512279
Player #2512279
he wasn't elected