Why are elections always on Thursdays?

[Yorkiegirl]

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it's just tradition, no actual reason as far as I know. Wasn't there one once which wasn't on a thursday? ages ago.

It's purely a custom, they could be on any other day. In 1931 there was one on a Tuesday!!

so they can all go and get p*ssed on a Friday??

here are a few reasons why