United Kingdom general election, October 1924
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The United Kingdom general election of October 1924 was a pivotal contest that returned the Conservatives under Stanley Baldwin to power with a large majority, ending the short-lived first Labour government.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: United Kingdom general election, October 1924 Context triple: [Second Baldwin government, formedAfter, United Kingdom general election, October 1924]
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1945 United Kingdom general election
The 1945 United Kingdom general election was a landmark post-World War II vote in which Clement Attlee’s Labour Party won a landslide victory over Winston Churchill’s Conservatives, leading to the creation of the modern British welfare state.
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October 1974 United Kingdom general election
The October 1974 United Kingdom general election was a snap parliamentary election that resulted in a narrow Labour majority under Harold Wilson following a period of political instability and a hung parliament earlier that year.
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United Kingdom general election, 1970
The United Kingdom general election of 1970 was a national parliamentary election in which Edward Heath’s Conservative Party unexpectedly defeated Harold Wilson’s governing Labour Party, leading to a change of government.
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United Kingdom general election, 1979
The United Kingdom general election of 1979 was a pivotal national vote that brought Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative Party to power, ending years of Labour government and marking the start of a major shift in British economic and political policy.
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E.
2005 United Kingdom general election
The 2005 United Kingdom general election was a nationwide parliamentary election in which Tony Blair’s Labour Party won a third consecutive term in government, albeit with a reduced majority.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: United Kingdom general election, October 1924 Target entity description: The United Kingdom general election of October 1924 was a pivotal contest that returned the Conservatives under Stanley Baldwin to power with a large majority, ending the short-lived first Labour government.
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A.
1945 United Kingdom general election
The 1945 United Kingdom general election was a landmark post-World War II vote in which Clement Attlee’s Labour Party won a landslide victory over Winston Churchill’s Conservatives, leading to the creation of the modern British welfare state.
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B.
October 1974 United Kingdom general election
The October 1974 United Kingdom general election was a snap parliamentary election that resulted in a narrow Labour majority under Harold Wilson following a period of political instability and a hung parliament earlier that year.
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C.
United Kingdom general election, 1970
The United Kingdom general election of 1970 was a national parliamentary election in which Edward Heath’s Conservative Party unexpectedly defeated Harold Wilson’s governing Labour Party, leading to a change of government.
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D.
United Kingdom general election, 1979
The United Kingdom general election of 1979 was a pivotal national vote that brought Margaret Thatcher’s Conservative Party to power, ending years of Labour government and marking the start of a major shift in British economic and political policy.
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E.
2005 United Kingdom general election
The 2005 United Kingdom general election was a nationwide parliamentary election in which Tony Blair’s Labour Party won a third consecutive term in government, albeit with a reduced majority.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United Kingdom general election
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parliamentary election ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
United Kingdom general election, October 1924
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surface form:
1924 United Kingdom general election
United Kingdom general election, October 1924 ⓘ
surface form:
British general election, October 1924
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| campaignIssue |
relations with the Soviet Union
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socialism and fears of Bolshevism ⓘ unemployment and economic policy ⓘ |
| causeOfElection |
collapse of the first Labour government
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defeat of the Labour government in a vote of confidence ⓘ |
| ConservativePopularVoteShare | 46.8% ⓘ |
| ConservativeSeatChange | +154 ⓘ |
| ConservativeSeatsWon | 412 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electorateSize | approximately 21 million ⓘ |
| endDate | 1924-10-29 ⓘ |
| forOffice | Member of Parliament ⓘ |
| governmentAfterElection |
Second Baldwin government
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surface form:
Second Baldwin ministry
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| governmentBeforeElection |
First MacDonald government
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surface form:
First MacDonald ministry
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| historicalSignificance |
marked the end of the first Labour government in British history
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produced one of the largest Conservative majorities of the interwar period ⓘ |
| LabourPopularVoteShare | 33.3% ⓘ |
| LabourSeatChange | -40 ⓘ |
| LabourSeatsWon | 151 ⓘ |
| legislature | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| LiberalPopularVoteShare | 17.8% ⓘ |
| LiberalSeatChange | -118 ⓘ |
| LiberalSeatsWon | 40 ⓘ |
| location | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| mainWinningParty | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| majoritySeats | 308 ⓘ |
| monarchDuringElection | George V ⓘ |
| nextElection | United Kingdom general election, 1929 ⓘ |
| notableEvent | campaign controversy over the Zinoviev letter ⓘ |
| partOf | interwar United Kingdom general elections ⓘ |
| pointInTime | October 1924 ⓘ |
| previousElection |
United Kingdom general election, October 1924
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surface form:
United Kingdom general election, 1923
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| primeMinisterAfterElection | Stanley Baldwin ⓘ |
| primeMinisterAfterParty | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeElection | Ramsay MacDonald ⓘ |
| primeMinisterBeforeParty | Labour Party (UK) ⓘ |
| result |
Conservative majority government
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end of first Labour government in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| seatsForElection | 615 ⓘ |
| secondParty | Labour Party (UK) ⓘ |
| startDate | 1924-10-29 ⓘ |
| thirdParty | Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ |
| turnout | 77.0% ⓘ |
| turnoutChange | -2.1 percentage points ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
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Subject: United Kingdom general election, October 1924 Description of subject: The United Kingdom general election of October 1924 was a pivotal contest that returned the Conservatives under Stanley Baldwin to power with a large majority, ending the short-lived first Labour government.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
33rd Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom general election, October 1924
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this entity surface form:
1924 United Kingdom general election
United Kingdom general election, October 1924
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previousElection
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United Kingdom general election, October 1924
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this entity surface form:
United Kingdom general election, 1923
United Kingdom general election, October 1924
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United Kingdom general election, October 1924
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this entity surface form:
1924 United Kingdom general election
United Kingdom general election, October 1924
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alsoKnownAs
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United Kingdom general election, October 1924
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this entity surface form:
British general election, October 1924
United Kingdom general election, 1929
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previousElection
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United Kingdom general election, October 1924
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this entity surface form:
United Kingdom general election, 1924
Wallasey (UK Parliament constituency)
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hasElection
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United Kingdom general election, October 1924
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this entity surface form:
1924 United Kingdom general election