2024 United Kingdom general election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/2024_United_Kingdom_general_election

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:politics
gptkbp:announced	22 May 2024
gptkbp:boundaryChanges	implemented for 2024 election
gptkbp:campaignPeriod	30 May 2024 – 4 July 2024
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:date	4 July 2024
gptkbp:debatedBy	ITV, BBC, Sky News
gptkbp:dissolutionAct	gptkb:Dissolution_and_Calling_of_Parliament_Act_2022
gptkbp:dissolved	30 May 2024
gptkbp:district	650
gptkbp:elects	gptkb:Electoral_Commission
gptkbp:firstElectionWithVoterID	yes (for general election)
gptkbp:firstTimeVoters	people born on or before 4 July 2006
gptkbp:house	gptkb:House_of_Commons
gptkbp:majoritySeats	326
gptkbp:manifestosPublished	June 2024
gptkbp:nextEdition	TBD
gptkbp:numberOfIssues	gptkb:business climate change education housing immigration taxation NHS public services Brexit legacy cost of living
gptkbp:opinionPolls	Labour Party leading as of June 2024
gptkbp:parliamentaryTerm	maximum 5 years
gptkbp:party	gptkb:Conservative_Party gptkb:Labour_Party gptkb:Liberal_Democrats gptkb:Ulster_Unionist_Party gptkb:Reform_UK gptkb:Scottish_National_Party gptkb:Plaid_Cymru gptkb:Sinn_Féin gptkb:Alliance_Party_of_Northern_Ireland gptkb:Democratic_Unionist_Party gptkb:Social_Democratic_and_Labour_Party gptkb:Green_Party_of_England_and_Wales
gptkbp:postalVotingDeadline	19 June 2024
gptkbp:previousEdition	gptkb:2019_United_Kingdom_general_election
gptkbp:primeMinister	gptkb:Rishi_Sunak
gptkbp:primeMinisterPartyBeforeElection	gptkb:Conservative_Party
gptkbp:seatingCapacity	650
gptkbp:stateElectorate	~47 million British, Irish, and qualifying Commonwealth citizens aged 18 or over
gptkbp:type	parliamentary
gptkbp:voterIDRequired	yes
gptkbp:votingSystem	first-past-the-post
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Clapham_and_Brixton_Hill
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	2024 United Kingdom general election