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It was the year of a surprises, from the Conservative's General Election result to Jeremy Corbyn's Labour leadership win.
Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg quit as party leaders, as did Nigel Farage - although he didn't much like it and unresigned almost immediately.
David Cameron found himself cut loose from his Lib Dem coalition partners, but instead is now beholden to his eurosceptic backbenchers.
To see how much you remember of the last 12 months in politics, have a try of the Huff Post Politics Quiz of the Year.