The 1992 general election took place 29 years ago today - result:

- Conservatives 336 (41.9%)
- Labour 271 (34.4%)
- Liberal Democrats 20 (17.8%)
- UUP 9
- SDLP 4
- Plaid Cymru 4
- SNP 3
- DUP 3
- UPUP 1

The general election on this day in 1992 holds the UK record for most votes cast at a general election of 33.61 million, and the most votes cast for a political party, with just over 14 million for the Conservatives

Amongst leaders of parties currently represented in the Commons, the 1992 general election held on this day was the first parliamentary election contested by Nicola Sturgeon (then age 21, in Glasgow Shettleston) and Adam Price (then age 23, in Gower)

Of the 651 MPs returned on this day at the 1992 general election, 31 are still in the House of Commons - 20 Conservatives and 11 Labour (one of whom now sits as an Independent)

There are 12 current MPs who were born after the 1992 general election, which took place on this day