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The Shy Tory Factor was present in both the 1992 general election and the 2015 general election. The polls for 1992 predicted a small [[Labour Party|Labour]] majority<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/exclusive-how-did-labour-lose-in-92-the-most-authoritative-study-of-the-last-general-election-is-1439286.html</ref> and the 2015 polls predicted a [[Hung Parliament]], <ref>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/08/election-2015-how-shy-tories-confounded-polls-cameron-victory</ref> however both elections resulted in a Conservative majority.
The Shy Tory Factor was present in both the 1992 general election and the 2015 general election. The polls for 1992 predicted a small [[Labour Party|Labour]] majority<ref>https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/exclusive-how-did-labour-lose-in-92-the-most-authoritative-study-of-the-last-general-election-is-1439286.html</ref> and the 2015 polls predicted a [[Hung Parliament]], <ref>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/08/election-2015-how-shy-tories-confounded-polls-cameron-victory</ref> however both elections resulted in a Conservative majority.
There is also speculation that this factor exists in the [[United States]] in cases where the [[Republican Party]] performed better than the pollsters predicted
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