1931 United Kingdom general election
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The 1931 United Kingdom general election was a landslide contest held during the Great Depression that returned a National Government led by Ramsay MacDonald with an overwhelming Conservative majority.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1931 United Kingdom general election canonical | 6 |
| United Kingdom general election, 1931 | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1931 United Kingdom general election Context triple: [1935 United Kingdom general election, previousElection, 1931 United Kingdom general election]
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1935 United Kingdom general election
The 1935 United Kingdom general election was a nationwide parliamentary vote that returned Stanley Baldwin’s National Government to power in the final pre–World War II election.
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1951 United Kingdom general election
The 1951 United Kingdom general election was a national parliamentary vote in which Winston Churchill’s Conservative Party returned to power, ending the post-war Labour government led by Clement Attlee.
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1918 United Kingdom general election
The 1918 United Kingdom general election was the first post-World War I "Khaki election," notable for its expanded electorate under the Representation of the People Act and the landslide victory of David Lloyd George's coalition government.
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United Kingdom general election, 1929
The United Kingdom general election of 1929 was a national parliamentary election that resulted in a hung parliament and led to the formation of Ramsay MacDonald's second Labour government.
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E.
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.
- 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: 1931 United Kingdom general election Target entity description: The 1931 United Kingdom general election was a landslide contest held during the Great Depression that returned a National Government led by Ramsay MacDonald with an overwhelming Conservative majority.
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A.
1935 United Kingdom general election
The 1935 United Kingdom general election was a nationwide parliamentary vote that returned Stanley Baldwin’s National Government to power in the final pre–World War II election.
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B.
1951 United Kingdom general election
The 1951 United Kingdom general election was a national parliamentary vote in which Winston Churchill’s Conservative Party returned to power, ending the post-war Labour government led by Clement Attlee.
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C.
1918 United Kingdom general election
The 1918 United Kingdom general election was the first post-World War I "Khaki election," notable for its expanded electorate under the Representation of the People Act and the landslide victory of David Lloyd George's coalition government.
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D.
United Kingdom general election, 1929
The United Kingdom general election of 1929 was a national parliamentary election that resulted in a hung parliament and led to the formation of Ramsay MacDonald's second Labour government.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United Kingdom general election
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parliamentary election ⓘ |
| causeOfDissolution | financial crisis and budget dispute ⓘ |
| characterizedAs | landslide election ⓘ |
| coalitionPartners |
Conservative Party (UK)
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Liberal National Party ⓘ National Labour Organisation ⓘ |
| context |
collapse of the second Labour government
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economic crisis ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 27 October 1931 ⓘ |
| electedBody | 38th Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electorate | adult population meeting property and age qualifications in 1931 UK law ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1935 United Kingdom general election ⓘ |
| follows |
1929 United Kingdom general election
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linked to:
United Kingdom general election, 1929
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| governmentFormed | National Government ⓘ |
| heldDuring | Great Depression ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the largest landslide victories in UK electoral history ⓘ |
| ledBy | Ramsay MacDonald ⓘ |
| legislature | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| location | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| mainIssue |
handling of the Great Depression
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public spending cuts ⓘ unemployment ⓘ |
| mainLeader1 | Ramsay MacDonald ⓘ |
| mainLeader2 | Arthur Henderson ⓘ |
| mainLeader3 | Herbert Samuel ⓘ |
| mainOppositionParty | Labour Party (UK) ⓘ |
| mainParty1 | National Government ⓘ |
| mainParty2 | Labour Party (UK) ⓘ |
| mainParty3 | Liberal Party (UK) ⓘ |
| majoritySeats | 308 ⓘ |
| monarch | George V ⓘ |
| notableOutcome |
Liberal Party split over support for the National Government
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overwhelming Conservative majority within the National Government ⓘ severe defeat for the Labour Party ⓘ |
| partOf | elections in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| precededBy |
1929 United Kingdom general election
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linked to:
United Kingdom general election, 1929
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| primeMinisterBeforeElection | Ramsay MacDonald ⓘ |
| region |
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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linked to:
United Kingdom
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| result | victory for the National Government ⓘ |
| seatsForElection | 615 ⓘ |
| turnout | 76.4% ⓘ |
| turnoutChange | -3.3 percentage points ⓘ |
| typeOfMajority | Conservative-dominated National Government majority ⓘ |
| votingSystem | first-past-the-post ⓘ |
| year | 1931 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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linked to: 1931 United Kingdom general election
35th Parliament of the United Kingdom
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reasonForDissolution
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1931 United Kingdom general election
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