1992 UK General Election

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:event
gptkbp:campaigns Negative campaigning
gptkbp:conservative_party_seats 336
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date April 9, 1992
gptkbp:demographics Older voters favored Conservatives
Younger voters favored Labour
gptkbp:election gptkb:election
gptkb:1987_UK_General_Election
gptkb:1997_UK_General_Election
Surprise Conservative victory
gptkbp:election_result Conservative majority retained
gptkbp:government Majority Conservative government
gptkbp:historical_context Post-Thatcher era
gptkbp:historical_significance Shift in political landscape
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1992 UK General Election
gptkbp:impact_on_labour_party Leadership challenge
gptkbp:impact_on_liberal_democrats Increased visibility
gptkbp:is_debated_in Televised debates
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Labour_Party
gptkbp:key_issues gptkb:European_integration
gptkb:Public_services
gptkb:economic_policies
gptkb:Education
gptkb:crime
Immigration
Taxation
National health service
gptkbp:labour_party_seats 271
gptkbp:leadership gptkb:John_Major
gptkbp:liberal_democrats_seats gptkb:20
gptkbp:media_coverage Extensive media coverage
gptkbp:notable_event ' Black Wednesday' impact
' It's the economy, stupid' reference
Conservative campaign slogan
Kinnock's Sheffield rally
gptkbp:other_parties_seats gptkb:24
gptkbp:political_impact Conservative policies continued
Increased party polarization
Labour Party re-evaluation
Liberal Democrats growth
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkb:Neil_Kinnock
3 main parties
gptkbp:public_perception 21 seats
Polls favored Labour before election
gptkbp:result Conservative Party victory
gptkbp:seating_capacity 651
gptkbp:significance First election after the end of the Cold War
gptkbp:voter_turnout 77.7%
gptkbp:voting_method First-past-the-post
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:D._U._P.
gptkb:Lord_Kinnock
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6