1974 United Kingdom general elections

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1974_United_Kingdom_general_elections
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:firstElection 28 February 1974
gptkbp:firstElectionConservativeLeader gptkb:Edward_Heath
gptkbp:firstElectionConservativeSeats 297
gptkbp:firstElectionLabourLeader gptkb:Harold_Wilson
gptkbp:firstElectionLabourSeats 301
gptkbp:firstElectionLiberalLeader gptkb:Jeremy_Thorpe
gptkbp:firstElectionLiberalSeats 14
gptkbp:firstElectionMainOppositionParty gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:firstElectionPrimeMinisterAfter gptkb:Harold_Wilson
gptkbp:firstElectionPrimeMinisterBefore gptkb:Edward_Heath
gptkbp:firstElectionResultedIn hung parliament
gptkbp:firstElectionSeatsContested 635
gptkbp:firstElectionTurnout 78.8%
gptkbp:firstElectionType parliamentary
gptkbp:firstElectionWinningParty gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:1979_United_Kingdom_general_election
gptkbp:heldBy 1974
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1974 United Kingdom general elections
gptkbp:numberOfElections 2
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:1970_United_Kingdom_general_election
gptkbp:secondElectionConservativeLeader gptkb:Edward_Heath
gptkbp:secondElectionConservativeSeats 277
gptkbp:secondElectionLabourLeader gptkb:Harold_Wilson
gptkbp:secondElectionLabourSeats 319
gptkbp:secondElectionLiberalLeader gptkb:Jeremy_Thorpe
gptkbp:secondElectionLiberalSeats 13
gptkbp:secondElectionMainOppositionParty gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:secondElectionPrimeMinisterAfter gptkb:Harold_Wilson
gptkbp:secondElectionPrimeMinisterBefore gptkb:Harold_Wilson
gptkbp:secondElectionResultedIn Labour majority
gptkbp:secondElectionSeatsContested 635
gptkbp:secondElectionTurnout 72.8%
gptkbp:secondElectionType parliamentary
gptkbp:secondElectionWinningParty gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkbp:secondRoundDate 10 October 1974
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_British_General_Election_of_1974
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8