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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:election
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gptkbp:campaigns
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1945
Conservative's campaign
Intense campaigning by Labour
Labour's manifesto
Liberal campaign focused on civil liberties
Conservative campaign focused on Churchill's leadership
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:date
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July 5, 1945
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gptkbp:demographics
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Middle-class voters favored Conservatives
Working-class voters favored Labour
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gptkbp:election
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gptkb:election
Attlee becomes Prime Minister
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gptkbp:election_result
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Labour majority government
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gptkbp:followed_by
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1950 General Election
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gptkbp:historical_context
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gptkb:Post-World_War_II_Britain
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Foundation of the modern welfare state
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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1945 General Election
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gptkbp:impact
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Shift in British politics
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gptkbp:key_event
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Clement Attlee's speech after victory
End of coalition government
Formation of new government in July 1945
Polling day on July 5, 1945
Results announced on July 26, 1945
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gptkbp:key_issues
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gptkb:healthcare_reform
Post-war reconstruction
Housing crisis
Welfare state
Nationalization of industries
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gptkbp:leader_of_conservative
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gptkb:Sir_Winston_Churchill
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gptkbp:leader_of_labour
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gptkb:Clement_Attlee
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gptkbp:leader_of_liberal
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gptkb:Clement_Davies
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gptkbp:notable_nominees
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gptkb:Sir_Winston_Churchill
gptkb:Clement_Attlee
gptkb:Clement_Davies
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gptkbp:number_of_seats_won_by_conservative
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gptkb:197
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gptkbp:number_of_seats_won_by_labour
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393
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gptkbp:number_of_seats_won_by_liberal
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gptkb:12
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gptkbp:outcome
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Formation of Labour government
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gptkbp:political_party
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gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkb:Liberal_Party
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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1945 by-election
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gptkbp:public_perception
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201 seats
Pro-Labour sentiment
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gptkbp:result
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Labour Party victory
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gptkbp:significance
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End of wartime coalition government
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gptkbp:voter_turnout
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over 80%
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gptkbp:voting_method
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First-past-the-post
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkb:The_Conservative_Party
gptkb:House_of_Commons
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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