Usually, the United Kingdom holds general elections every four years. In the 20th century, how many times did the UK hold more than one general election in one year?
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Elections in the United Kingdom Welsh Assembly elections normally occur every four years. They elect the Members of the National Assembly for Wales (AMs). They began in 1999, when the unicameral Welsh Assembly, created by the Government of Wales Act 1998, began its first session. However AMs voted to hold the most recent election in 2016 to avoid a clash with the UK parliamentary general election in 2015. For elections to the Welsh Assembly the Additional Member System is used, which is a hybrid of single member plurality and proportional representation. Northern Ireland Assembly elections occur every four years on the first Thursday in May.